Hi, everyone
We have a hearing later this morning (Tuesday), so please keep us in your prayers (8:30 EST). Thanks so much!
In addition to that, we received a letter from one of the stores where my son attempted a retail theft (Lowe's) saying that they are privately going to go to court with him if he doesn't pay $924! Just what we need...MORE STRESS! He was originally charged with retail theft but it was reduced to attempted. The goods weren't removed from the site and of course were therefore recovered. I can't believe they're trying to get us to pay for something they didn't even lose! I don't think I'll EVER be able to shop at a Lowe's again!
Love,
Susan
HI Susan,
good luck...i will shoot up a few prayers for you all...take care
God bless
gina :)
good luck...i will shoot up a few prayers for you all...take care
God bless
gina :)
Hi Susan, I hope and pray all goes good for you later this morning. About lowes, that should be illegal. If nothing else it's just a blatant excuse for greed on their part. I think I would call and ask for an explanation. If nothing else seems like you'd get to keep the items you're going to have to pay for. I don't blame you, I'd look at the store in a different light too. Good luck tommorrow! Love, Kat
Hey Susan,
GOOD LUCK and you shall be in my prayers too x x
love
Gabbi
(i wouldnt shop there anymore either,cheeky gits)
GOOD LUCK and you shall be in my prayers too x x
love
Gabbi
(i wouldnt shop there anymore either,cheeky gits)
dear susan i will add you and your son to my pray list this morning,i will pray for peace and comfort in times of struggle,love ya............vinny.
Susan,
Your son and family are in my prayers. When all this mess is behind all of you, you will have your trouble free, drug free, wonderful, thoughtful, loving son back in your life. Good luck to you today!
I don't know your legal situation, but I think if you have a private attorney, he should call Lowe's or draft a letter to them. How on earth can they charge for items never removed from the store, which were recovered? I know with the court rooms you have being seeing lately, you don't want to see another, but you must want to say "I will see you in court!". You really should get legal advice on this one.
How is your son doing otherwise?
Good Luck and God Bless!
CindyLou
Your son and family are in my prayers. When all this mess is behind all of you, you will have your trouble free, drug free, wonderful, thoughtful, loving son back in your life. Good luck to you today!
I don't know your legal situation, but I think if you have a private attorney, he should call Lowe's or draft a letter to them. How on earth can they charge for items never removed from the store, which were recovered? I know with the court rooms you have being seeing lately, you don't want to see another, but you must want to say "I will see you in court!". You really should get legal advice on this one.
How is your son doing otherwise?
Good Luck and God Bless!
CindyLou
Today I know is hard, but I am looking for a good outcome. xoxoxo I have been there and it sucks. But he shouln't be stuck with charges for it, sounds fishy.
My prayers r with u today. Let us know how things go.
Love u, Tina
My prayers r with u today. Let us know how things go.
Love u, Tina
Susan, Hey! I haven't talked to you in awhile but have been keeping up with your posts and keeping your family in my prayers. I hope things go well for you today. I would think that when the judge hears how well your son has been doing with the meetings, etc., it will sure help his case.
I know the hell you have been through, and truly hope it is coming to an end. Harry is doing amazing in his recovery, and a big part of that is because of you. You are an awesome mom and woman. Good luck today. Let us know how it goes, please!
Love, Carol
Susan,
My thoughts and prayers are with ya' today, hope all goes well.
Take care.......God bless.........Bob
My thoughts and prayers are with ya' today, hope all goes well.
Take care.......God bless.........Bob
One more prayer for you today..with all of us praying for you today, I hope things go well....A big hug for you, Kim
Hey Devan:
I am sorry to hear about your legal problems. Seems to happen to most boys between 14 and 17, they open their mouths and their brains fail out. I know, I have 4.
I graduated Stetson University with my degree in Criminal Defense. Let me know if I can help/guide you through the process. "Process" is putting it lightly.
Going to court a million times (expect 5 times per charge), 100 hrs of community service which is a complete pain in the a** getting them to and from, and probation until he pays off all restitution and serves all com. service hours or until he is 19, whichever comes into fruition first. That would be what to expect. The juvenile justice system is a joke... kangeroo court. :(
Let me know if I can help you.
I am sorry to hear about your legal problems. Seems to happen to most boys between 14 and 17, they open their mouths and their brains fail out. I know, I have 4.
I graduated Stetson University with my degree in Criminal Defense. Let me know if I can help/guide you through the process. "Process" is putting it lightly.
Going to court a million times (expect 5 times per charge), 100 hrs of community service which is a complete pain in the a** getting them to and from, and probation until he pays off all restitution and serves all com. service hours or until he is 19, whichever comes into fruition first. That would be what to expect. The juvenile justice system is a joke... kangeroo court. :(
Let me know if I can help you.
Kaela, Susan's son is 30 years old, just FYI.
Susan,
Let us know how it went today! That is ridiculous having to pay for something he didn't take. I will keep you and him in my thoughts today! Rae
Let us know how it went today! That is ridiculous having to pay for something he didn't take. I will keep you and him in my thoughts today! Rae
Hi Susan;
Good luck to you and your son today. Thinking and praying for both of you.
Jim
Good luck to you and your son today. Thinking and praying for both of you.
Jim
My thoughts and prayers will be with you both..Everything will be ok!xoxoSarah
Even better, as I said, the juvenile justice system is god-awful. Get tied up in that and you'll be 2 years after the fact still going to court and waiting to be sentenced.
If this is his first offense, you can expect about what I discribed earlier. He will most likely plea out, after all chain stores have him on video or they wouldnt be persuing this anyway. Plea to a lesser charge or not at all. That is the deal with a plea. You get less time or a lesser charge in exchange for the tax-payers not having to conduct.a trial you. Gets the whole process over with for everyone alot quicker and saves alot of time and money.
Good luck! I dont know the logistics of your case but hope all works out for you and your son.
Let us know if we can help and how.
If this is his first offense, you can expect about what I discribed earlier. He will most likely plea out, after all chain stores have him on video or they wouldnt be persuing this anyway. Plea to a lesser charge or not at all. That is the deal with a plea. You get less time or a lesser charge in exchange for the tax-payers not having to conduct.a trial you. Gets the whole process over with for everyone alot quicker and saves alot of time and money.
Good luck! I dont know the logistics of your case but hope all works out for you and your son.
Let us know if we can help and how.
Hi, everyone! You are ALL so wonderful!!! I don't have the time to answer all of you individually as you deserve tonight, but I will as soon as possible. Just wanted to let you know how it went today.
My son got a year probabion plus fines and court costs. The DA finally let one of his charges be dropped. The guy whose truck my son used had agreed to do that back at the time of the preliminary hearing, but the DA wouldn't allow it then. Our public defender told us that they still couldn't find the results of the tests but they proceeded this time anyway. Get this...we still have to pay for the tests they can't find. The public defender told my son to still plead guilty. My husband wasn't sure if that was a good thing to do but my son went along with his public defender's recommendation. The guy is very highly recommended and thought of. I'm not sure how much he has to pay because people were talking between me and where my son was, and my son was so nervous he doesn't remember. The important thing is that he doesn't have to go to prison for this offense. One down, 3 to go! The next one is the end of May.
My son and I only slept about 2 hours last night. We're not used to this whole court thing!
The public defender had planned on asking the judge to defer sentencing until his other charge in that county is heard, but the judge went right into sentencing. The public defender said he will ask for them to be combined when that case is heard. I don't know if this is normal procedure or not, but we had been advised by a friend to get the attorney to combine the offenses for sentencing, so I was confused when the judge sentenced.
Regardless....what's important is that my son is alive, clean, and not imprisoned! He's having problems with depression yet, but he went to the doctor's for his follow up today, and he said that is common for a while after being on the drugs. He didn't seem to want to increase it at this time. My son has been particularly down because his girlfriend who was involved in drug addiction on and off for the past 8 years went to rehab at the same time and her father is not allowing them to have contact for at least 5 or 6 months. She has been sneaky and contacted him. The last time, she told him she'd call back before the weekend, but he hasn't heard from her yet. He is scared something has happened to her. That's not helping him! I finally put in a call to her dad saying on the recorder that I was just calling to see how things are going, but he hasn't returned my call either.
May God bless you for your love, support, and caring hearts!
With love and appreciation,
Susan
My son got a year probabion plus fines and court costs. The DA finally let one of his charges be dropped. The guy whose truck my son used had agreed to do that back at the time of the preliminary hearing, but the DA wouldn't allow it then. Our public defender told us that they still couldn't find the results of the tests but they proceeded this time anyway. Get this...we still have to pay for the tests they can't find. The public defender told my son to still plead guilty. My husband wasn't sure if that was a good thing to do but my son went along with his public defender's recommendation. The guy is very highly recommended and thought of. I'm not sure how much he has to pay because people were talking between me and where my son was, and my son was so nervous he doesn't remember. The important thing is that he doesn't have to go to prison for this offense. One down, 3 to go! The next one is the end of May.
My son and I only slept about 2 hours last night. We're not used to this whole court thing!
The public defender had planned on asking the judge to defer sentencing until his other charge in that county is heard, but the judge went right into sentencing. The public defender said he will ask for them to be combined when that case is heard. I don't know if this is normal procedure or not, but we had been advised by a friend to get the attorney to combine the offenses for sentencing, so I was confused when the judge sentenced.
Regardless....what's important is that my son is alive, clean, and not imprisoned! He's having problems with depression yet, but he went to the doctor's for his follow up today, and he said that is common for a while after being on the drugs. He didn't seem to want to increase it at this time. My son has been particularly down because his girlfriend who was involved in drug addiction on and off for the past 8 years went to rehab at the same time and her father is not allowing them to have contact for at least 5 or 6 months. She has been sneaky and contacted him. The last time, she told him she'd call back before the weekend, but he hasn't heard from her yet. He is scared something has happened to her. That's not helping him! I finally put in a call to her dad saying on the recorder that I was just calling to see how things are going, but he hasn't returned my call either.
May God bless you for your love, support, and caring hearts!
With love and appreciation,
Susan
P.S. Just wanted to add....once again this forum came through for me above and beyond the other forums on this board!!!! I got NO responses on those. Thanks again for being so caring!
Love,
Susan
Love,
Susan
Sharon,
prayed for u and your son. I am so glad u took home with u last night. If he can stay at home until the next hearing it will look real good in court. I am pleased you and your husband were there for him the whole time. His girlfriends dad is bein a jackass cause u always want what u can't have. They will both be clean let them work it together at your house or hers, but cutting them off all together is a mistake. I learned the hard way.No is another work for determinination n my book. See he has the chance to limit and monitor therir time together but no, so as any teenager will they will find a way. He needs to think and ya'll work something out together.
Sorry to be long winded but it is 5:00 am in the morning back is hurting so i got up. I will keep ya'll in my prayers and let go let God.
Lots of Luck,
Take Care and God Bless,
Tina
prayed for u and your son. I am so glad u took home with u last night. If he can stay at home until the next hearing it will look real good in court. I am pleased you and your husband were there for him the whole time. His girlfriends dad is bein a jackass cause u always want what u can't have. They will both be clean let them work it together at your house or hers, but cutting them off all together is a mistake. I learned the hard way.No is another work for determinination n my book. See he has the chance to limit and monitor therir time together but no, so as any teenager will they will find a way. He needs to think and ya'll work something out together.
Sorry to be long winded but it is 5:00 am in the morning back is hurting so i got up. I will keep ya'll in my prayers and let go let God.
Lots of Luck,
Take Care and God Bless,
Tina
See! Told you everything would be fine ((((bug hug)))
All the things I said to expect somewhat sucks but anything is better than jail time, which he wasnt facing anyway but catch a judge on a bad day and anything could happen.
Restitution is the biggie (fines, fees, court costs). They will LOCK HIM UP if he doesnt pay whatever they told him to per month, no questions ask until his next court date for VOP (violation of probabation, which will be the charge they pick him up on to lock him up for a hearing). No matter if he has to sell cans and bottles he CANT miss a restitution payment. If he gets locked back up it starts all over.... more fees, more probabation and perhaps 30 days in county to think about it all. They dont play, the justice system is set up to make money and they want it. Govenrment period for that matter. All three braches.
Side note: get buddy buddy with his PO (probation officer). It will be him/her that decides when to let stuff slide awhile or drop the hammer and issue a warrant. He is now your son's best friend and worst enemy... dont piss him off.
Tons of love to you and you tell that boy to be good! :)
All the things I said to expect somewhat sucks but anything is better than jail time, which he wasnt facing anyway but catch a judge on a bad day and anything could happen.
Restitution is the biggie (fines, fees, court costs). They will LOCK HIM UP if he doesnt pay whatever they told him to per month, no questions ask until his next court date for VOP (violation of probabation, which will be the charge they pick him up on to lock him up for a hearing). No matter if he has to sell cans and bottles he CANT miss a restitution payment. If he gets locked back up it starts all over.... more fees, more probabation and perhaps 30 days in county to think about it all. They dont play, the justice system is set up to make money and they want it. Govenrment period for that matter. All three braches.
Side note: get buddy buddy with his PO (probation officer). It will be him/her that decides when to let stuff slide awhile or drop the hammer and issue a warrant. He is now your son's best friend and worst enemy... dont piss him off.
Tons of love to you and you tell that boy to be good! :)
