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Crimes of dishonesty can have a devastating impact on your life, particularly on future employment opportunities.
If you are facing a charge of theft or shoplifting, it is imperative that you not plead guilty without consulting with and experienced Seattle and Washington State criminal defense attorney. If you end up with a conviction for theft on your record, it it will have devastating consequences on your future employment options.
More and more employers are running thorough criminal background checks now. If yours comes back with a conviction for a crime of dishonesty, many employers will consider this to be an automatic disqualification.
What exactly is a crime of theft here in WA State?
The crime of theft can occur in many ways and in many contexts. Basically, however, when one person exerts unauthorized control over another person’s property or services with the intent to deprive that person of said property or services, it is considered a theft crime.
Here's the legal definition of theft under Washington State law.
(1) "Theft" means:
(a) To wrongfully obtain or exert unauthorized control over the property or services of another or the value thereof, with intent to deprive him or her of such property or services; or
(b) By color or aid of deception to obtain control over the property or services of another or the value thereof, with intent to deprive him or her of such property or services; or
(c) To appropriate lost or misdelivered property or services of another, or the value thereof, with intent to deprive him or her of such property or services.
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