Can I get put in jail or banned from a store if I was with a friend and they stole some stuff without my knowledge?
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Can I get put in jail or banned from a store if I was with a friend and they stole some stuff without my knowledge?
I was with a friend and she stole some CD’s. I didn’t know she stole the stuff but th store banned me.
Asked on May 9, 2012 under Criminal Law, Missouri
Answers:
Kevin Bessant / Law Office of Kevin Bessant & Associates
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
The store has a right to ban you from its premises due to your association with the person who actually stole the items. It will be difficult to prosecute you because you would of had to have an intent to steal the items and actually attempted to steal them from the store, which appeared to of never happened in your case.
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