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Germantown theft cases split into two very different paths, and which one you are on depends entirely on the dollar figure written on the affidavit. Under $1,000: Germantown Municipal Court A misdemeanor theft charged by Germantown PD can be resolved in Germantown Municipal Court at 1930 South Germantown Road. The court sits one evening a […]
If you were cited or arrested for theft under $1,000 in Memphis, your case is a Class A misdemeanor and it is going to General Sessions Criminal Court at 201 Poplar. Here is what the next few months actually look like. Week one: read the paper you were given You either have a misdemeanor citation […]
A few weeks after a retail theft stop, a letter arrives. Law-firm letterhead, a demand for somewhere between one and several hundred dollars, a reference to Tennessee’s civil recovery statute (Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-144), and a deadline. It reads like a court document and it frightens people into doing exactly the wrong thing. Here […]