Post: First time petty theft misdeanor in santa clara county

Posted by Jill on 9/02/08

Hi,
I was just charged with a petty theft misdemeanor at Macys
for shoplifting $122 worth of items, it was caught on tape
and I was very cooperative throughout the whole process. I
did admit to taking it to the police officer after the
miranda rights [which i'm beginning to think was a bad idea]
but would somehow like to have a pretrial diversion or
ANYTHING so it will not show up on my record. I am really
sorry for what I did, and really don't want it to jeopardize
my future career as I am a good student and had plans for my
future which I put in jeopardy for something so stupid.
From what I know, Santa Clara County does not have a
pretrial diversion program, but I was wondering if it did
and if it didn't, would I be able to transfer somewhere
else? Also, what is the process in trying to get into a
pretrial diversion program anyway, and will it be very
difficult for me to do it? I am willing to pay for what I
did, I just don't want it to affect my future.

I'd really appreciate your help, thanks.

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First time petty theft misdeanor in santa clara county, 9/02/08, by Jill.