An experienced attorney like C. Zadik Shapiro will work to get your theft charged reduced to a misdemeanor or dispose of the the charge without a conviction by using alternative means of sentencing.

Misdemeanor theft is theft of items worth less than $400.00. However if you have a prior conviction for a theft related case it can be charged as a felony. The District Attorney can also attempt to make a misdemeanor theft into a felony by charging it as a robbery or by adding a count of second degree burglary. Theft of items worth over $400.00 may be charged as a felony. An experienced attorney like C. Zadik Shapiro will work to get your theft charged reduced to a misdemeanor or dispose of the the charge without a conviction by using alternative means of sentencing.