Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida
One of my neighbohrs broke into my car and stole a laptop, i found out who it was, we worked it out, he told me he will only give it back to me if i will sign a form stating i wont press charges against him. Where do i get a form like this? I don't want to use an attorney because it will cost me more than the laptop itself. And if i go to the court house i will have to wait in line. Does anyone know where i can get a pdf form of this for FREE, especially after he had the nerve to break into my car and steal that! It will break my heart to press charges against this person. Because he is metnally ill, his brother died two weeks ago in a car crashed, he is disturbed and very depressed, i know him very well he lives two houses down from me. SO I AM NOT CALLING THE COPS!!!!!
1 Answer from Attorneys
There is no form for that. The reason is that you don't press charges, only the state can prosecute him. Even if you wrote something up, it is not enforceable, and potentially, albeit unlikely, you could get in trouble for obstructing justice. Just tell him that you're not going to call the cops unless he gives it back. It's your property and he has no right to not give it back, and he is committing an additional crime by keeping it.
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