Legal Question in Criminal Law in New York

I was in one of the bathrooms underneath the dining hall just about to leave. The doors to those bathrooms open up wicked easy. So Im going to leave and the first time I whip the door open and it bounces off the wall. Waiting for my friend who was with me I bounced the door 2 maybe 3 more times and nothing happened. I then leaned on the door to let him out and the wall behind it caves in. There was a custodian outside that heard the whole thing and as we were leaving stopped us and asked what had happened. I told her straight out that I unintentionally broke the wall. She didnt see it this way and immediately said vandalism. She called her supervisor, he came down, she told her story, I told mine. He decided he should call University Police. UP came, she told her story, I told mine. UP apparently didnt believe me and arrested me. Now I have a court date for November 8th.
What should I do when I go in for my arraignment? Plead guilty and hopefully get out there with a fine and clean record or ask for a public defense lawyer to take care of this?
I am a student at the college nearby where this all happened.

Asked on 11/02/10, 1:17 pm

peter bark bark & karpf

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Ask for a public defender. You ar not guilty and you should fight it.

Answered on 11/07/10, 11:24 pm

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