What I always say to people caught up in the justice system is cop a no-record plea deal, and if that fails, use dirty tricks to get the people prosecuting you.

What I always say to people caught up in the justice system is cop a no-record plea deal, and if that fails, use dirty tricks to get the people prosecuting you. Put a private detective on the prosecutor and their helpers, get some dirt on them. Catch a police officer or an agent of the court threatening you on a recording. Etc, etc. Your lawyer won't like it, but they use the same tricks on you. Fuck 'em. Threaten to release the dirt (through your lawyer, in a legally vague way) and watch the charges go away.