Please offer some advice on shoplifting charge :(
Mid November I made an AWFUL decision on a whim to try to steal a bottle of wine from a grocery. Maybe it was stress or the like that drove me to do it, but that doesn't matter because I got caught by an employee and had to wait in the back room for an hour while they sent a policeman. I've never felt so ashamed in my life. The policeman, when he arrived, asked questions and then I was taken to his police car. He filled out what looked like a parking ticket with ALL of my info and a court date :( So next week I have a court date and NO idea what is going to happen.
I'm normally not like this at all. I just turned 18, go to college, but I don't even have a driver's licence (which means they copied down my parent's address and I do not want them to find out about this). The charge is a misdemeanor-larceny, the object I attempted to take was worth less than nine dollars, and I have a clean record.
The part I'm afraid about is the fact that it was wine, ALCOHOL, and will I get in extra trouble for that? Should I get a lawyer for this if I am just going to plead guilty? And what do you think my penalty will be?
It happened inNC, if that makes any difference