My question involves criminal law for the state of: California.
I was arrested for felony grand theft for shoplifting almost $8000 from my employer.
My lawyer has met with the judge and DA, and they are not willing to drop to a misdeamenor. I have a 5 month old child and my lawyer told me that the judge and DA have agreed to not contest anything more than 6 months on the ankle bracelet system, and as long as I stay out of trouble for two years with the felony on my record I can go back and have it dropped to a misdeamenor. Then after a year I can try to get it erased. THis is my first time being in trouble. I know what I did was wrong..and I am a decent upstanding citizen with a college degree and all. I need someone to give me some advice on if this is something I should agree to. Also, when I go to see the probation department, who I guess are the people who make the suggestion of a sentence and time, how can I get them to give me as little time on the bracelet as possible? I have two roommates who do not know about the situation and would like to keep it out of their heads.
PLEASE HELP>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

