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We are financially well off and my daughter has access to her own money as well as ours when she needs things, so why she did this is a mystery that not even she can explain.

My question is one more of local politics than anything else... we live in a relatively small community and I know individuals that work in the different levels of law enforcement, including the police and the local courts.

I know a police officer and a court administrator who have indicated to me that these types of charges have been dropped before, based on who you are or who you know in the community.

Is there any legal precedent for the prosecuting attorney to drop charges, if it is communicated to him/her that my daughter will be asking for a trial by jury (at which time she would get an attorney) and will be calling the above mentioned individuals to testify that others have received special treatment because of who they were or who they knew? Basically airing the system's dirty laundry.
Why not just get her an attorney and see if they can get her into a diversion program of some sort that would essentially dismiss the charge after the probation period?

As to "Basically airing the system's dirty laundry." - Threaten to do that and you are simply creating trouble for both yourself and your daughter.

1) It's very very doubtful that a judge would allow any such testimony. Testimony is limited to the facts surrounding the case, character of the accused being tried, credibility of witnesses, etc. - not what some other child or person "of privilege" received as a charge and/or sentence in any other matter.

2) Do you really want to PO a prosecutor who may be in a position to recommend a diversion program or agree to other lesser charges and/or punishments?