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    Default PC 484, How to Get It Down to an Infraction

    Incident was in the state of: CALIFORNIA

    I am 20. I stole $40 dollars worth of goods in a grocery store. I was with my friend who stole but did not get caught because LP "did not see her." I cooperated with LP gave them all of my information. I signed a paper that said I was banned from that store and it's other chains. They called the police & the cop cited me a ticket for 484 PC, with the misdemeanor box checked. I was told by the cop that I needed to get my fingerprinting done, so I did & I also got my picture taken!

    It's been a month since the incident happened, and I am going crazy because the court date isn't for another month. My original plan was just to appear in court and say "no contest" plea. And be completely honest & apologetic with the judge, telling him that I go to a state college, I have never had anything on my record not even a traffic violation, I get good grades, it was wrong & I will never do it again, and that I do not want to jeopardize my future with this silly mistake. With that, I was hoping that he would sympathize with me & lower it down to an infraction or something. But that would be a one in a million chance!

    I've read a lot of threads on this site about this. Went on different websites asking for other opinions. But just as other users did, I want to get answers for myself! So please bare with me.

    • I am scared as f u c k
    • I do not want my parents to find out because they expect more from me
    • I really, really, really want to get this over with & get some peace of mind. Just before school starts in the fall.


    Reading things on here somewhat made things clearer for me. I just wished some people actually posted their stories & outcome of their cases. But I digress.

    So I have some questions for you people!
    1. If I plea "not guilty," will I automatically be qualified for a PD?
    2. How do I know if I qualify for a PD or not? (I am a full-time student, unemployed)
    3. If I do qualify for a PD, what should I tell him/her? Should I ask if I can lower it down to an infraction? Or ask for diversion? Continuance for dismissal? Or what?
    4. Are PDs free? Or are they based on hourly paid? Or is it fixed?
    5. How many trials will I have to go through to get this over with? A day?
    6. How long does a trial usually take?
    7. How much will I be looking at? I don't have much saved.
    8. What will happen if I don't qualify for a PD? Should I just go with my original plan and plea "no contest"?


    Thank you for your time!

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