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12. I too would like some context. Simple felony theft usually has a substantially price threshold
Thu Feb 20, 2020, 03:55 PM
Feb 2020

And even first time offenders in simple felony theft cases often get probation.

How much was the jacket valued at? What were the circumstances of the theft? What was the perpetrator's past record?

All things that typically would be taken into consideration in sentencing.

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