Again I am from California. I am 19 and a female. I went to a store to get a present for a friend who is moving into a new place. I had the picture (it was large, probably20’25), and I had broken my glasses the day before, and so just kind of on a whim I decided to get some there, I grabbed them and kept walking around the store I had them hooked on my thumb, walked around for a bit, and then went to the check out line after I didn’t find anything else, it was a long line, and so I was standing at the end and the manager said that she would check me out, well I over there and grabbed the wallet, and dropped the sunglasses in the purse in the process. Then bought the picture, and started to walk out and the alarm went off, and I realize then what I had done. I said I was sorry and tried to explain and attempted to pay for them, but they didn’t believe me. They were 16 dollar sunglasses, so it’s a misdemeanor, and the sheriff, while he didn’t book me, did read me my Miranda rights. I understand how it sounds to everyone else, but it was an honest mistake. Like I said, my parents don’t believe me, so what should I do? How should I plead? Do I need a lawyer?