Can I get a lawyer when I refuse to plead guilty to theft for the first time?

There are lawyers, and criminal defense lawyers defend themselves independently, and their defense opinions are not affected by whether the defendant pleads guilty or not. As criminal defense lawyers, we only make the most favorable defense for the defendant according to the facts of the case, the procedures and laws that the case-handling organ should follow. Second, the defense lawyer either accepts entrustment or legal aid assignment, or does not accept entrustment or legal aid assignment. Once a defense lawyer accepts entrustment or legal aid assignment, he shall try his best to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the defendant. It has nothing to do with getting the money. The sentencing standard for theft is 202 1:

1. The perpetrator is suspected of stealing other people's property in a large amount, generally ranging from 1000 yuan to 3,000 yuan. According to the law, he will be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and will also be fined or fined;

2. The perpetrator steals other people's property, which is suspected to be huge, generally ranging from 30,000 yuan to100,000 yuan. According to the law, he will be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and fined;

3. The perpetrator steals other people's property, and the suspected amount is extremely large. From 300,000 yuan to 500,000 yuan, they shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or confiscated.

The Higher People's Courts and People's Procuratorates of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government may, according to the local economic situation and combined with the social security situation, determine the amount standards implemented in their respective regions and report them to the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate for the record.

According to the Criminal Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Article 264 Whoever steals a large amount of public or private property, or repeatedly steals, enters a house, carries a weapon or pickpockets, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also, or shall only, be fined; If the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined; If the amount is especially huge or there are other especially serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or confiscated. 1. The criteria for stealing public and private property are as follows: 1. Individuals who steal public or private property with a value of more than 2,000 yuan belong to a relatively large amount. 2, personal theft of public or private property worth more than 5000 yuan to 20000 yuan, for a huge amount. 3, personal theft of public or private property worth more than 30 thousand yuan to 654.38 million yuan, for the amount is particularly huge. The higher people's courts of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government may, according to the economic development of their respective regions and the situation of social security, determine the standards with relatively large amount, huge amount and especially huge amount to be implemented in their respective regions within the scope of the amount specified in the preceding paragraph.