Shoplifting, Larceny, Robbery, Theft shop lifting aid

[rtfmike]

I was with my friend while she was shoplifting at walmart. She was laying make-up on top of her bag and slowly putting it in. We were apparently being followed by an employ. The only way i was involved was I placed a make-up wrapper on the shelf to dispose it for her. we were obviously caught, and both 18. the guy at walmart tried to separate the cost of the items stolen by her between us to avoid involving the police. The total came out to $55 and change which is over their dollar amount. After that he call the police, my "friend" and I were placed in hand cuffs and told we were going to jail to wait for someone to bail us out. after sitting in the back of the cop car for 45 minutes they told us to just go home. we proceeded to get in my car and go back to my boyfriends house where we came from. I was wondering if there's any way for the charges on me stealing items, which i did not do and the tapes prove that, to be dropped and for me to just pay the walmart fine and not have to deal with legal matters?

 

[thelawjournal]

Unless cops gave you a citation it appears for now you were not criminally charged

 

[rtfmike]

i was issued a ticket, and a court date. plus walmart is sending me a fine.

 

[thelawjournal]

If you already have a court date the store is not likely to drop charges. This would only anger Police and they need a good relationship with Police on day to day basis

 

[NormanJr]

You are lucky you didn't get hit with the whole amount. What state are you in? I may have missed that, but most if not all states have accomplice laws.

Think of it this way, the getaway driver of a bank robbery gets charged the same as the guy who robbed the bank.