I was caught stealing at mejier in MI. I took a texas insturment calculator worth $130 dollars and opened up scissors to open up the calculator package. As I walked out i was confronted by LP. I told them the whole story. Which was that I had the same calculator which my dad bought me but it was stolen at school. Afraid to tell my dad what had happended I misjudged and attemted to steal a calculator. The police came and took me to the station and fingerprinted me. My parents came by to get me out. They were not happy at all. Now Im waiting for a court date, and i want to know what should i say to the judge. Should i plead guilty? thats what my dad told me to do, not to lie in court. But my buddy said never plead guilty, youll screw yourself. Also i forgot to mention that all the mejier fine has been paid, which was around 350 dollars. Also do you think i could get off without a record and/or jail time if i didnt hire a lawyer, attorney or anything of that sort. I REALLY NEED HELP, PLEASE HELP ME. I AM COMPLETELY LOST.

