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Mastagni Holstedt, APC

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Was charged with shoplifting, put stuff in my girlfriends purse but I didn’t leave with anything can I still be charged?

Michael D. Kelly
Answered by attorney Michael D. Kelly (Unclaimed Profile)
Criminal Law lawyer at Kelly Associates Injury Lawyers
Most likely. The law states that the transferring and/or carrying away of merchandise can qualify as shoplifting. Putting something in your girlfriends purse would probably qualify as transferring and carrying away, as long as the merchandise moved to some degree (and you stated you put it in her purse, so it did). It is required, however, that whoever stopped you had probable cause to believe that you were in fact shoplifting. Whether this existed would depend on the facts and circumstances surrounding the act in question.
Most likely. The law states that the transferring and/or carrying away of merchandise can qualify as shoplifting. Putting something in your girlfriends purse would probably qualify as transferring and carrying away, as long as the merchandise moved to some degree (and you stated you put it in her purse, so it did). It is required, however, that whoever stopped you had probable cause to believe that you were in fact shoplifting. Whether this existed would depend on the facts and circumstances surrounding the act in question.
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What should we expect at court for PC459, PC496(A) and VC2800.1(A) in California and can he do serious time in jail for this?

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Answered by attorney Francis John Cowhig (Unclaimed Profile)
Criminal Law lawyer at Francis John Cowhig
Yes, he can do serious time. Possible jail sentences for PC 459 is 2 - 6 yrs and PC496(A) is 1 - 3 yrs. If you have not done so already, I strongly suggest that he contact an experienced criminal defense attorney for a face-to-face consultation and give him/her all of the facts surrounding his case. He/she would then be in a better position to analyze his case and advise him of his options.
Yes, he can do serious time. Possible jail sentences for PC 459 is 2 - 6 yrs and PC496(A) is 1 - 3 yrs. If you have not done so already, I strongly suggest that he contact an experienced criminal defense attorney for a face-to-face consultation and give him/her all of the facts surrounding his case. He/she would then be in a better position to analyze his case and advise him of his options.
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How could a principal be found not guilty but the co-defendant was?

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Answered by attorney Stephen Lewis Freeborn (Unclaimed Profile)
Criminal Law lawyer at Freeborn Law Offices P.S.
You don't tell me what you were charged with, nor do you tell me what the other person was charged with. It could also be the jury that was impaneled for each case. Juries can be really strange. I have won cases I thought I would loose and lost cases I thought I would win. There is a very hoigh risk any time a case goes to trial. I guess this is evidence of that. Without any information, including the trial transcripts, I have no idea.
You don't tell me what you were charged with, nor do you tell me what the other person was charged with. It could also be the jury that was impaneled for each case. Juries can be really strange. I have won cases I thought I would loose and lost cases I thought I would win. There is a very hoigh risk any time a case goes to trial. I guess this is evidence of that. Without any information, including the trial transcripts, I have no idea.
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