history: I had accepted a pleas bargain for a criminal charge and the person whom it related to had wrot e aletter tothe judge explaininig it was all a misunderstanding.  However since she never notorized it, the letter was never accepted byt the courts. I  had no income to pay my bond.  So I accepted the plea bargain just to get out of county jail sooner than later
current: That's a wild occurrence. Jail can be harsh on anyone.
next: yeah, especially if you believe you are 100% innocent of the charges.  However a $600 fine and to be released sounds better than 2 months sitting in jail awaiting a court date.