My question involves criminal law for the state of: Missouri
A very important woman in my life got caught stealing a VERY small item (under $150 is what matters) from a Walmart 3.5 months ago. She did not hire an attorney because she can't afford one as she tries to attend college. Yes, I know she should have but she also hid all of this from me out of embarrassment. She got a court summons after the initial incident for roughly 2 months later in March. She attended and plead guilty with the ruling from the judge that by taking a class and enduring 2 years of probation the misdemeanor would not appear on her record. She took the class and was never properly informed how her probation worked.
Today, so 1.5 months after the first court date, she received another court summons for mid-June reading to the effect of "Answering to a Complaint Regarding Stealing" (sorry I don't have the summons document in hand). She isn't sure what this is about. We think it has something to do with her probation but the summons doesn't say much which is why I am afraid it isn't in regards to her probation.
Should she be worried and what is this most likely about? Other than suggesting she should have hired an attorney which we already know, is she OK with attending this court date with no attorney in hopes it's about probation? Or should she hire one because this has become more serious? She plans to call the court to inquire about details but I doubt they will say much. We are both in our 20's and have totally clean records, other than her stealing thing now, and have no idea how this all works. I know she is mortified by this and hates the fact that I feel the need to help, but hey she's pretty amazing and deserves the help.
I will do my best to provide as many details as you guys need to help us out, but we don't live together so it could be difficult. Thanks so much in advance.

