Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

A Cruz waiver is a kind of "county lid" or "no immediate state prison" agreement. The defendant enters a plea and is promised probation.

If the defendant fails to show up for sentencing or commits a new crime in the meantime, the plea stays

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If the defendant screws up, the plea stays in effect but the judge may choose to sentence the defendant to prison instead of granting probation.

Most county lid agreements allow the judge to impose some jail time as a condition of probation. Depending on the terms of your agreement, the judge might remand the defendant to serve the time at sentencing.

Your lawyer has all the details and can give a more informed opinion than a stranger on the Internet who doesn't know the specifics.