Burglary in California

A friend of mine got caught stealing at the mall in some store. He was seen on camera stealing two jeans worth 380$ total. He was stopped and when searched they found some wire cutters on him and they upped his crime to burglary. he spent a night in jail and was released the next morning on OR (Own Release) His court date is soon and he is scared of jail time. this is his first offence, he is 18 years old. He is hoping for probation/fines. What do you think are his chances of jail time? Thanks in advance.

In my opinion its likely to assume that as this being his first offense that its a high possibility he wont receive jailtime, but burglary is a seriousoffense, and if he is planning on pleading guilty to contact a lawyer and work on some type of plea agreement

thanks thats what we figured

He will also have a criminal record and if charge stays put a felony to boot. He should discuss options like diversion (if availabe and if he qualifies) to reduce the long term effects a conviction can carry