Walk It Through: The Phone Left At The Counter
A found phone kept, a theft charge, how long the state had to bring it, and a deferral that ends without a conviction.
A clerk finds a phone left at the counter, worth less than $1,200, and keeps it.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One found phone and one misdemeanor. A felony value, a repair dispute treated as theft, the offenses barred from deferral, and a trial instead of a plea are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.