Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

They will ask you to plead guilty or not guilty. Plead NOT GUILTY or get a lawyer to do it for you and have the charges reduced or dismissed. Contact me directly.

By 'pocketed' I am assuming that you knew what were doing. Considering the small amount of the theft and the fact that you have had a clean record before I wouldn't expect you to get into too much trouble. But play it safe - exercise your right to an attorney.

If convicted of a misdemeanor, the most you face is one year in jail on each count. You have two. You'd be well advised to hire an attorney who knows how to handle such cases, and can likely get you a better plea bargain, or trial outcome, than you could pro per. If serious about doing so, feel free to contact me. I wouldn't expect to see you get much if any jail time if properly handled, if you've got a clean rap sheet record.