Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

How would any attorney know without reading the police report and looking at the footage? Theft charges need to be fought, or else you won't work again.

Petty theft charges are anything but petty. As a crime of 'moral turpitude' jobs, colleges, and other future endeavors are all put at substantial risk. You need to call for a FREE phone consult to go over all the facts, and then i can give you my advise, based on my doing this for 25 years. David Wallin

Don't do the crime.

Can your attorney negotiate a plea bargain on charges that have been filed? Maybe. He'll know once he has all the facts, evidence, etc. and deals with the DA and court.

Can your attorney negotiate a deal with the store quickly enough to not file criminal charges. Maybe. He won't know unless he tries and offers them enough money to make the offer attractive to them.

If this is in SoCal, and if you're serious about getting counsel, feel free to contact me.