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I am a 20 year old college student in California. I went into Nugget Market to go purchase items for a party later in the night. However, i saw their alcohol had no alarm things on it so i took 2 bottles totaling $50 and put it in my grocery bag. I left in a hurry before I was caught up by security. He put cuffs on me and took me to a room and started saying I messed up my future. I first lied to him saying i was 17 then i said later i was 20. He said I'm getting a felony charge because I had the intent to rob when I walked in with the grocery bag. However, this is the same grocery bag I use time in time again for grocery shopping. in 2014, I got arrested for public intoxication but did neighborhood court which supposedly cleaned it off my record. I got caught around April for shoplifting at Macy's but they didn't call the police and gave me a fine. I'm pretty shaken up after this and realize it's time to change and get help. I was given a citation and misdemeanor, 459.5 pc Burglary/Shoplifting- and have a court date in 2 months. What should I do? I intend to plead no contest at court bc the security guard said i had intent to the police but I didn't have intent. Also, what should i expect my punishment to be?
I am a 20 year old college student in California. I went into Nugget Market to go purchase items for a party later in the night. However, i saw their alcohol had no alarm things on it so i took 2 bottles totaling $50 and put it in my grocery bag. I left in a hurry before I was caught up by security. He put cuffs on me and took me to a room and started saying I messed up my future. I first lied to him saying i was 17 then i said later i was 20. He said I'm getting a felony charge because I had the intent to rob when I walked in with the grocery bag. However, this is the same grocery bag I use time in time again for grocery shopping. in 2014, I got arrested for public intoxication but did neighborhood court which supposedly cleaned it off my record. I got caught around April for shoplifting at Macy's but they didn't call the police and gave me a fine. I'm pretty shaken up after this and realize it's time to change and get help. I was given a citation and misdemeanor, 459.5 pc Burglary/Shoplifting- and have a court date in 2 months. What should I do? I intend to plead no contest at court bc the security guard said i had intent to the police but I didn't have intent. Also, what should i expect my punishment to be?