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Does anyone have any advice on what to do?  
it's a misdemeanor and a $250 fine (on top of the $525 bail i just paid) but i'm not sure how this will effect my job prospects and future.  
Should i even consult a lawyer about this?  
we (my then girlfriend and I along w/ 2 other people whom we do not know who just happened to be there) were caught red handed but the sheriff said that we'd just only be given a warning and that there would be a write up but nothing would come of it.   

the place in we were caught is well known locally as a hiking trail and even google said it was a place to visit. So i ignore the warning signs and went at the insistence of my then girlfriend who told me it was absolutely OK and that as long as we stuck to the main trail we'd be fine.  

the sheriff who took our info actually admitted he himself had gone up the trail just the past week.    

the two others acutally know the owner personally and this didn't stop them from pressing charges against all of us. 

i asked the officer if he could talk to the lady and have her call me to reconsider and he called me back telling me that she had decided to press charges anyway. 

Thank you
<bot>: caught trespassing, paid $525 bail money. misdemeanor charge will be another $250, don't know if i should attempt to fight it and seek counsel.