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Skillfully Navigating Your Theft Charge

A conviction for any kind of theft offense, even a misdemeanor theft, can adversely affect your life. Potential employers, landlords, and others who check your criminal record may view a theft crime as a sign that you are not trustworthy. For these reasons, even a misdemeanor theft conviction can have long-lasting consequences and may cost you opportunities. If you’ve recently been charged with theft, the good news is that an experienced criminal defense attorney can do a lot to minimize the impact of theft charges on your life.

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What is Considered Theft in Minnesota?

Minnesota law sets out numerous acts that may constitute theft, including the following:

Physically taking someone else’s property;
Failing to return property to the rightful owner;
Using fraudulent tactics to wrongfully obtain property;
Offering a fraudulent or worthless check;
Stealing services; and
Using a credit or debit card without the owner’s knowledge or authorization.

If any of these offenses, or another theft charge, applies to you, please reach out for our expert assistance.

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Give us a call directly or fill out a form for a short intake conversation with us This will be followed by a more in-depth phone call to discuss the details of your case.

We’ll send you a contract via DocuSign for you to officially retain our services. Once you sign, we’ll get to work on your behalf.

Give us 6-8 weeks to gather evidence and begin to put the case together. We’ll be in regular communication with you.

Before contacting the government, we’ll review the evidence together to make sure everything is in order to move forward.

Recent Theft Charge Case Results

February 2020 No Conviction and No Jail

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October 2018 No Jail, Unsupervised Probation, No Felony Conviction

$50,000 Fraud – Felony Theft

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Skillfully Navigating Minnesota Theft Charges

Good News for First-Time Offenders

The good news is that a skilled criminal defense lawyer will know how to help you avoid a theft conviction on your record, especially if this is your first offense. In virtually all of the first-time misdemeanor theft cases that we have defended, we have been able to prevent a theft conviction from going on our client’s permanent record. There are also certain probation programs or other sentencing options that an attorney can explore to help you avoid a theft conviction.

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Types of Theft & Related Charges

Acts of theft can result in misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, or felony theft charges. The level of the charge depends upon the value of the property taken and other factors. Generally speaking:

Theft of items worth up to $500 often results in a misdemeanor charge.
Theft of property worth between $500 and $1,000 often results in gross misdemeanor charges.
Theft of items worth more than $1,000 usually means you are facing felony charges.

However, certain types of theft are always felony offenses, regardless of the value of the item stolen. For example, check fraud in any amount is a felony-level offense in Minnesota. The level of the charges may also be increased based on the type of property in question: stealing firearms or automobiles will likely result in felony charges.

We have defended hundreds of clients against criminal charges in Hennepin County and surrounding areas, and we have extensive experience in all types of theft cases. Because theft charges have the potential to have a serious effect on your life, particularly your employment prospects, we recommend that you contact me today to receive a free initial consultation and advice about how to handle your case.

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We have represented hundreds of clients facing criminal charges in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. If you are looking for a defense attorney you can trust, our Minneapolis-based office is here to offer support, expertise, and professional guidance. No matter the circumstances, let us partner with you to attain the best possible results in your case.

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There are many ways to reduce the impact of a charge on a person’s criminal record. Many of our past clients have been able to resolve their cases without a conviction appearing on their records. Call us today to discuss the particulars of your case.

If you are the suspect in an investigation, you should not speak with any law enforcement officer without speaking to an attorney first. The primary goal of law enforcement is to build a case strong enough to send to the local prosecutor for charging.

If you are asked questions by the police, tell them that you would like to call your attorney before talking, and call us for legal advice at 612-730-1738.

If you have been charged with a crime of any kind (with the exception of some low-level traffic tickets) you will likely have to go to court.Petty misdemeanors are not crimes and you do not have to attend court to resolve them. To resolve a petty misdemeanor, you can generally call the court administrator in the county in which a ticket was issued and either pay a fine by phone or meet with a hearing officer to discuss the ticket. You can also call the court administrator in the county where the alleged offense occurred and ask if there is a court date scheduled for the case.

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