Petty theft charge, i plead no contest, does this means i'm convicted?
I had my arraingment today. I plead 'no contest' to my petty theft charge. Everything happened so fast there at the court and i just wanna understand everything. The DA gave me an option to be in probation for 6 months. Then I will have to do 40 hours of community service, pay $25 every month during probation period and do the Class which will take 8 hours. On the red sheet of paper that they gave me that after i've done all of these, the case will be dismissed and expunged for a fee of $100... Am I convicted? I'm so sorry if i sound so stupid, i just dont know what's gonna happen after the probation. Will i say yes if somebody ask me if i've been convicted of a misdemeanor crime?
