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josue

okay well i got a citation for Possession of marijuana.i live in texas and i am 19yo. this is my 

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Comment by: Trevor Johnson

I was walking on the side of this big hill (it’s more like a cliff though) and i slipped on 

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Comment by: tabithareed kimmel

Dear Judge Tom, My son, who is 15, and his friends broke a neighbors window while throwing eggs, and when 

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Judge Tom

Assuming this is your first offense, there is a good chance that you will be offered a diversion program. This 

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Comment by: DJ

Me and the kid I didn’t like went to a nearby church to fight. Around 100 kids also came to 

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Judge Tom

Assuming this is your first offense, there is a good chance that you will be offered a diversion program and 

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Judge Tom

You’re lucky this is being handled by the store and not going to court. Complete the diversion program and you 

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Jasmine

Hey, I’m 13, and I was caught shoplifting at my local Nex store (a government shopping center for the Navy) 

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Judge Tom

It’s extremely unlikely that your children would be removed from the home for this. Because it’s your first offense and 

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Judge Tom

Once the charges are filed, then it’s ultimately up to the prosecutor’s office to dismiss them. If the store tells 

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