shoplifting mistake

[mike moran]

I got cought in shoplifting.
now, my court day is in about 25 days.
Now I know it is crucial to have a inmigration/criminal lawyer, but what is the best plea?
and what happened with the "petty offence exception"?
has anybody heard about it?
if INS actually follows that clause then, as long as the max sentence is not more than a year and your actual time was not more than 6 months, we are saved!
or not?
Now, my question is:
is it possible to work a "deal" with the store so that they will drop the charges or the court can drop the charges if one accept to serve a course or community service or something instead of being found guilty?

Right now, i'm under something called TPS (temporal protected status). In it's aplication says "elegible who has not commited more than 2 misdemeanors or a felony".
So I guess I'm ok, but what do you guys think?
please help!!

 

[stinker]

if you can drop the charges - would be the best in your situation.

But if it is only one offence you committed and if max sentance is less then 12 mo and your sentence is less than 6 mo, you should be allright.

I am not sure only about one thing: you are going very likely to plead bargain to get a best deal, therefore admitting your guit, therefore falling into a category or moral turpitude - which is a deportable offence.

get a good immigration lawyer and reasonable criminal one too.