I spent 10 hours in the local lockup. I had a court date and my public defender more or less strongarmed me into a guilty plea so I would have to pay $150 for a "theft deterrant program." With more knowledge, I don't want to pay. I want to withdraw my plea. I think this is insane. I would've paid for the damn cookies. I didn't even keep them. Or try to hide them. My "theft" totaled $3.97. I had $77 in cash on me. The only reason I didn't buy them is there wasn't a manager on duty for me to ask permission to keep them and the registers had already been cashed out... I worked at this cafe for 11months and 2 weeks. Almost a year. I never had any problems except an occasional tardy. Any advice?
