What to expect in court for $580 in embezzlement charges?
Thursday, September 24th, 2009
I am a single mother of 3, was in a relationship with an alcoholic (I finally had the courage to leave him), and my children’s fathers never pay child support. I found myself in a real bind while working at a department store and couldn’t even afford gas to get back and forth to work. I stole $580 over a period of 4 months and got caught. I had to turn myself in and now I have to go to court for 6 counts of misdemeanor embezzlement. I am so scared of going to jail. I have no prior record, not even so much as a traffic ticket! I got a new job and I have paid back $130 to the department store so far. I don’t know what to expect in court. I don’t even know if I’m supposed to hire an attorney or represent myself. I am lost and need some advice please!