This is a misdemeanor case, meaning they can only sentence you to one year in jail...
but it's STILL aCRIMINAL TRIAL
meaning JAILISa likely option
But they're not going to spend a lot of time on your case, because this is just one of several dozen cases they will have on the docket that morning.
You're just another face in the crowd as far as they're concerned, and they don't care if you go to jail, or if you receive probation, or if you get sent to a psychiatric facility
They couldn't care less
They want you out of the courtroom as fast as possible, whether it's in a jail cell, or back in your mother's basement on probation
but without an attorney, THEY HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO GIVE YOU JAIL TIME
Because by the time the trial begins, you no longer have a chance to negotiate for probation...
The only chance you had for probation was when they offered you an attorney
and when you refused an attorney during that ZOOM Video Conference from the jail, they asked you 3 times if you wanted to change your mind