Home Depot Shoplifting Attorney

Home Depot has six stores in Middlesex County and each have shoplifting offenses that arise from time to time. Whether you were arrested for shoplifting at the location in Edison, South Brunswick, Woodbridge, Milltown, South Plainfield or Old Bridge, Home Depot has a policy of aggressively pursuing a conviction in order to deter future thefts. Our lawyers are well acquainted with these tactics as members of one of the largest criminal defense firms in New Jersey. Despite the efforts of store security and loss prevention, an attorney at the Law Offices of Jonathan F. Marshall is frequently successful in avoiding a conviction for shoplifting at Home Depot. If you were like the opportunity to speak to a lawyer on our staff free of charge, contact our office. Attorneys are available 24/7 by calling one of our local offices.

Charged With Shoplifting at Home Depot in Edison, Woodbridge, South Brunswick or Milltown

A shoplifting offense at Home Depot falls under N.J.S.A. 2C:20-11. This law renders a person guilty of shoplifting if they remove merchandise from the store, conceal it, swap price tags, put it into a different box, under-rings at a register or steals a shopping cart. The severity of the penalties on a Home Depot shoplifting charge hinges on the value of the property involved in the theft as follows:

  • Second Degree Crime. A theft of property with a value of $75,000 or more results in a second degree crime that carries 5-10 years in prison and a fine of up to $150,000.
  • Third Degree Crime. When the merchandise has a value of at least $500 but less than $75,000, shoplifting at Home Depot results in a third degree crime and penalties that include up to 5 years in prison and 3-5 years in prison.
  • Fourth Degree Crime. Stealing at least $200 of merchandise but less than $500 is a fourth degree crime that can land you in prison for up to 18 months and result in your being fined up to $10,000.
  • Disorderly Persons Offense. A retail theft involving less than $200 is a disorderly persons offense that can trigger a fine of up to $1,000 and up to 6 months in the Middlesex County Correctional Institute.

An offense falling in one of these grades can result at any of the branches of Home Depot in Middlesex County including:

The attorneys at our criminal firm defend shoplifting charges arising at all of these locations. We have, in fact, been successfully representing individuals against retail theft in the related municipal courts and at the Middlesex County Superior Court in New Brunswick for over century between the eight of us.

Home Depot Shoplifting Defense Lawyer

Measures to identify individuals who shoplift are numerous by Home Depot. There are uncover officers, surveillance cameras and other efforts to apprehend those who are involved in attempting to steal merchandise, engage in gift card schemes, use counterfeit credit cards and otherwise commit theft. If you were arrested at Home Depot, you should definitely enlist the representation of a lawyer who is skilled in shoplifting defense. This is exactly what the attorneys at the Marshall Law Firm can provide with decades of experience and countless success stories for individuals just like you. Call us at your earliest convenience to speak to an attorney on our staff immediately.

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