Underage Drinking

I was recently charged with “illegal intoxication”. I have a court appearance in a few days. Unfortunately I was very very drunk and do not remember any of the questioning that went on (I had a 2.7 breathalyzer). My parents won’t hire me a lawyer so I pretty much feel I have no choice but to plead guilty. I got a letter saying that I might get none, one or several of the following punishments if I plead guilty.
-6 months parole
-$100 fine
-Chemical Evaluation
-Chemical Treatment
-Community Service
I have no prior offenses. Do you really think I could get parole? How should I present my case? Should I mention that people under 21 are probably becoming “illegally intoxicated” as we speak? To me it just seems like such a non crime. Maybe I accidentally called the cops pigs when I was drunk.

[annjd]

Make sure you get legal counsel (or at least the public defender) to try to keep this off your record eventually--confinement is not likely if your record is clear now. But having that arrest and/or a conviction on your record could make job-hunting etc. more difficult. Often this could be negotiated down to some kind of court supervision or even be dismissed etc. If it eventually appears it cannot be negotiated down, or you need to discuss this in more detail with senior counsel to review options etc., please let us know...