LETTER: Don’t plead guilty
(09/03/14 5:01am)
Every day in court, I see college students plead guilty to relatively minor crimes — trespass, public intoxication, urinating in public, possession of marijuana, shoplifting, writing a bad check, obstruction of justice, simple assault, etc. Oftentimes, students who plead guilty to charges like these do not realize that misdemeanor convictions come with a high price tag, particularly for students who receive loans or who plan to pursue professional careers after graduating.