My question involves criminal law for the state of: Michigan
My little brother is 17 and was out last Saturday with his friends and preceded to do "lawn jobs" on 3 different lawns. He dropped his friends off and went back home, when the police showed up at the door. He confessed to the crimes and was issued a ticket for:
1. MDOP (I am not sure the charges, but most likely less than $1000, maybe even less that $200)
2. Reckless Driving
He has two previous incidences with the police. He received 3 points for a careless driving about 1 year ago and went to court for another careless driving / distracted driving ticket that was dismissed about 6 months ago.
My question is whether or not legal representation is necessary and what the consequences may be. Should my parents have my brother apologize to the families and see if they can settle damages outside of court?
Thank you ahead of time for the time you take to respond to this. The lil Brat needs to learn a lesson for this, but I really hope that it does not ruin any chances that he has in his future.

