What will happen when I go to court for shoplifting?

If it is a first offense, you may be offered a deferred prosecution agreement, which means you will be on probation for a number of months, do some community service hours, and pay costs and fines. The important things to look for are a withholding of adjudication and a dropping of the case once you complete the conditions. Don't get in trouble again with shoplifting, after the third time a petit theft can be a felony.