What happens in court?

Ii`ve been charged with "dishonestly Aquiring A Financial Advantage" although i didn`t actually recieve the money contained by hand. i reduced the items & then purchased them. i am waiting on a letter contained by the mail to appear in court, to be convicted. i want to know what to expect?? it`s my first offence, i get the impression awful for what i`ve done. when i get this letter i am going to get a advocate. i`m scared, and im absolutley Petrified of the day that i will go to court. im not a being that likes to stand up infront of people and certainly not resembling this. i`ve heard that there is media surrounded by there as well. i dont want to be in the quality newspaper.. is there a chance. the value be about $500. i dont want everyone to know about this. i dont want my partner to come to court with me for surport i want to do this on my own. how do i explain to him that i merely want my lawyer there, i dont want an audience of people i know. i dont want them to be anymore disappointed surrounded by me -i m a good person, i`d do anything for anyone
You can ask your legal representative to have closed hearing/trial if you can prove damages from public exposure (something aside of hurt ego and broken reputation) You're acting like you expect Court TV to show up and cover the trial of the century. Just relax. It will be a huge docket full of other defendants and your case will be in recent times one of many and nothing remarkable. It will get resolved.

Your concern nearly the consequences is a good sign. If you did something wrong, like we ALL do, just own it, recognize it, and make it right. I hate to blow this out of proportion, but I'm on a roll, so I'll keep going. The biggest difference between those individuals in prison and out of prison is this, from what I've seen from experience: prison is filled beside people who refuse to take responsbility for their own movements.
Are you sure you are a good party? I don't think good people do this. And you utter you feel awful. But i bet you feel awful you got caught because if you didn't, you would be jump up and down when you got home. Tough, a trial is a public affair and the press are entitled to be there too, unless the court directives otherwise - which won't happen just because you don't fancy the idea.

It's one of the uncomplicated tenets of law, that justice is seen to be done.
Sorry, a good personage wouldn't steal like that. So you have been caught, and that's potential what has made you sorry. In all likelihood, but for caught you would have continued doing this.

Go to court, take responsibility for what you've done, and convince the judge that you'll never do it again.
Perhaps within your case, the humiliation of family disappointment in you is the best punishment.
And probably the best incentive to preserve you on the straight and narrow from now on.