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<blockquote data-quote="Rumpole" data-source="post: 552089" data-attributes="member: 15255"><p>Disclaimer: This is not legal advice, liability is excluded for any loss, howsoever caused</p><p></p><p>Formalities out of the way, it's worth telling you that the only advice he'll get from a public defender is to plead guilty. They are so overworked that they rarely have an opportunity to properly look through the circumstances of the case and then make a decision about whether to contest the charge. Does the prosecution authority have any evidence? His employer may be able to tell based on circumstance and common sense, but that's not quite enough for a conviction.</p><p></p><p>If it's thousands of dollars, there probably is evidence. If it's less, I doubt there would be, the prosecutor will ask him to make a statement, they will make it sound as though it's entirely procedural and in fact they will probably make an effort to get him to admit to the offence. </p><p></p><p>Orders for costs are rarely made against people without income. The public defender system varies from state to state. If at all possible, it's worth looking up pro-bono services at nearby law schools, that kind of thing. The main thing would try obtain an outcome that means no conviction is recorded to be added to a criminal record.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rumpole, post: 552089, member: 15255"] Disclaimer: This is not legal advice, liability is excluded for any loss, howsoever caused Formalities out of the way, it's worth telling you that the only advice he'll get from a public defender is to plead guilty. They are so overworked that they rarely have an opportunity to properly look through the circumstances of the case and then make a decision about whether to contest the charge. Does the prosecution authority have any evidence? His employer may be able to tell based on circumstance and common sense, but that's not quite enough for a conviction. If it's thousands of dollars, there probably is evidence. If it's less, I doubt there would be, the prosecutor will ask him to make a statement, they will make it sound as though it's entirely procedural and in fact they will probably make an effort to get him to admit to the offence. Orders for costs are rarely made against people without income. The public defender system varies from state to state. If at all possible, it's worth looking up pro-bono services at nearby law schools, that kind of thing. The main thing would try obtain an outcome that means no conviction is recorded to be added to a criminal record. [/QUOTE]
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