If you have suffered the embarrassment of being arrested in a store or mall for shoplifting, theft, larceny or grand theft, call our office today or contact us online.
Do not wait until arraignment.
Do not wait for a court date. The prosecutor will decide within days whether or not to file a charge against you. We may be able to convince the state attorney to drop or dismiss the charge or we may be able to get you into a pretrial diversion program. If you wait, you may miss an opportunity to get your case resolved without going to court.
Sarasota Larceny Defense Lawyer
There are valid defenses to shoplifting. It may have been on accident.
Some people, as they get older become absentminded or careless. You may have put an item in your purse or pocket by accident. You may have simply overlooked something in your shopping cart and left the store without paying for it. A price tag may have fallen off or in some instances been accidentally switched. Contact our Sarasota criminal defense lawyers today and discuss what happened in your case.
We are not here to judge you — we are here to help you.
If you were charged with grand theft because the items were worth over $300, such as in the case of auto theft, we can still help. Grand theft is a felony that will follow you for the rest of your life. Our criminal defense attorneys may be able to get the charges reduced or in some instances dropped or dismissed.
Our attorneys may be able to see the store video and prove that it was all a big mistake. You may have been arrested simply because you were with someone else who took something. You do have options. Call us today to discuss them.
- Restitution to the store
- Pretrial diversion
- Withheld adjudication (no conviction)
- Counseling
- Formal apology to the store
- Probation
If we can get your case dismissed, we can also get your arrest record cleared, sealed or expunged. Even if you got caught stealing, we may be able to ultimately get your case dropped or wipe it out.
Call our Sarasota shoplifting defense attorneys today at 941-328-8433, toll free at 1-888-894-4954 or contact us online for a free in person or telephone consultation.
