What kind of sentence am I looking at?

[ealahweemah72]

I used to be a drug addict, almost 6 years ago i quit. Also, almost 6 years ago when i was under the influence of drugs and alcohol and pressured by the idiot man i was with, i robbed someone. No weapon, just told her to give me her purse. I hardly remember doing it but i know i did. Anyways i never knew i was in trouble for that. I actually left the town where this occured to get away from drugs. I was never running from the cops. I have never even been in trouble before or after this. So now i put myselft through school, got a college diploma and went for a good job., I needed a criminal record check, and i never ever thought i had a criminal record or that i was wanted for anything at all so i went for one. paid for it out of my own pocket, when i called to go pick up my criminal record check they said they needed to talk to me, and that is when i found out i was being charged with robbery. I am so scared. I never meant to do what i did.. its something that happened when i wasnt in a normal functioning state of mind. I am currently waiting for my meeting a legal aid lawyer but the stress of not having any idea of what the outcome could be is really eating me alive. I am a good person, all i do is work, and work some more. I dont feel that i should go to jail, but i am more than willing to pay, to appologize, anything! besides jail! i worked so hard to be where i am and to better my life. I have been through hell and back and came out on top and then this one stupid thing came back to haunt me. Can anyone give me some sort of adivce or ideas of what i should expect???

[tim]

Go to court, and tell the judge EXACTLY what you put here. Make sure they know it was a long time ago, you've gotten your life together, and a repentant. Really, if as you say, this is your first and only offense, and it was unarmed, then despite being a "fugitive", you should be able bargain it down to probation or a much lessor charge.

Wait to talk to the attorney, and see what he/she says. And, stop worrying and stressing until you have some FACTS as to what is going to happened. Anxiety doesn't help anything.