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First time Class B Misdemeanor (Shop-lifting) worth $53. Need advice on getting a lawyer and possible punishment.

You can forget about pretrial diversion on a Class B theft in Collin County. Select first-time marijuana possession cases are about the only type eligible for diversion in Collin Co.... You do not want a theft conviction on your record - period. You should be deferred eligible, depending what Court (1 through 6) you get, which prosecutor is assigned, and what the factual circumstances of the arrest were according to the police report (as that is what the prosecutor bases his/her plea...