My dude, the best thing I can do is be direct on shit. If you keep getting caught up on dumb shit, you're not a very good criminal. This is furthered if you can't figure out on your own that DA= District Attorney, and that no $ for a lawyer= Public Pretender. On the plus side, you were smart enough to not speak with them cops. It's really amazing to me how many people in the general public are unaware of the fact that the cops are there to enforce, investigate, and charge people, that's it. What you plead to and what you get is largely up to the judge and may not reflect your original charge. The only reason cops want people to talk is to help them make their case, and not speaking helps enough. The rest is up to you. I would tend to say that having an open case is bad practice, especially if you get in trouble frequently or at all, but if you think you can continue on without shit being discovered, do you. Otherwise, at some point, you may wish to settle up as shit has a way of cathing up with people, and at the worst time. Also, I didn't read everything in here, so my bad if there was anything else here that would indicate your case was closed.