Mrg1234: after you speak to your lawyer will you please come back and let us know how it went? This happened to me as well on Monday but my first offense and I was hysterical as well. Only my husband knows because he had to come get me, of course, and it was an hour from where we live. But I'm ashamed of myself. My husband has been very supportive of me knowing this is extremely not like me. I have felt a little more calm after researching non stop. Here's something I did... I called some lawyers all of which I haven't even been able to speak to yet they are all supposed to "call back" I have money to pay for them. I actually have a phone consult with one on Tuesday so I'm looking forward to that. So I looked up the county website in which I was arrested and checked on their court case records and searched by the lawyers name to see results on their cases. I found that they all had very successfully helped people in my situation avoid jail time. (Which is my main concern since I have 2 small children that I am a stay at home mother for and we live no where near family or friends and my husband has to work to provide for us. I don't work because quite frankly I would be working just to pay for day care because it is outrageous here.) So I looked up the lawyers case results and what I found here in the county I was arrested in (which I've heard is one of the strictest counties in Texas) is that most first time offenders got deferred adjudication... probation and community service and a fine. Some were lucky to have it dismissed but in my case the amount was $375 and I feel like that is probably too high to be dismissed. Second time offenders I noticed a lot of them were offered probation and community service and a fine but I noticed some that had 30 days in jail. I don't know if they were offered that or not but they had plead guilty. (And most had more than two offenses) also, I think some people here in this county prefer to take the jail time over probation considering it's shorter. (Not me!) I, too, have been beating myself at why I did this. Honestly, I've been stressed about Christmas for my children and what I took was Christmas presents for my children. I made a big mistake and I'm paying for it. I've been completely sick and my court date isn't until the very end of febuary... I have almost 3 months to feel sick. I can assure you I am completely embarrassed and sorry and I will never do that again in my life. But anyways... You should try looking up lawyers results of what you were charged with...it really helps give you an idea of what to expect. It is all public information and if you see something similar to yours go back and check the persons previous records and you can see if this is their first offense and so on.