Gregory Bruce Pike's Answers

18yr old. First Time petty theft No Prior

Many times this type of crime is resolved in the form of a "civil compromise." The place where you stole the money from must agree that they have been make whole (paid) and the DA or City Attorney must agree to proceed with dismissing the case based on the victim being made whole and them essentially having no objection to the civil comprmise. Beware, this crime is also charged as a burglary (P.C. 459) in addition to the petty theft charge alleging one who goes into an establishment with the...