Turner Law

Criminal Defense Attorney

Fight Back.
Call 619-436-4502

  • Home
  • About
  • Criminal Defense
    • Domestic Violence/Family Protection
    • Driving Under The Influence
      • What You Should Know When Facing DUI Charges
    • Drug Charges
      • Frequently Asked Questions Regarding California’s Drug Laws
    • Misdemeanors
    • Felonies
    • Theft
  • Client Testimonials
  • Case Results
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • Home
  • About
  • Criminal Defense
    • Domestic Violence/Family Protection
    • Driving Under The Influence
      • What You Should Know When Facing DUI Charges
    • Drug Charges
      • Frequently Asked Questions Regarding California’s Drug Laws
    • Misdemeanors
    • Felonies
    • Theft
  • Client Testimonials
  • Case Results
  • Blog
  • Contact

Turner Law

Criminal Defense Attorney

Fight Back.
Call 619-436-4502

Experienced, Aggressive Representation

 

Theft, robbery and burglary: What are the differences?

On Behalf of Turner Law | May 1, 2019 | Theft |

If law enforcement officers accuse you of stealing something in California, the specific charge could be , robbery or burglary depending on the circumstances under which you allegedly stole the money or property. As FindLaw explains, all three of these white collar crimes are similar in nature, but they nevertheless represent distinctly different charges.

A charge per se, often called larceny, means that officers allege that you took personal property from someone with the intent to permanently deprive the person of it.

Robbery

Robbery constitutes a crime in which you allegedly not only stole personal property from someone intending to permanently deprive him or her of it, but also that you allegedly threatened your victim with some kind of a weapon, such as a knife or a gun. Whatever type of weapon you allegedly used, your victim had to be in fear of you bodily harming him or her if (s)he failed to acquiesce to your demands to give you his or her personal property.

Burglary

Unlike or robbery where you allegedly actually steal something, you need not steal anything in to be charged with burglary. Rather, all the prosecutor must prove in to convict you is that you unlawfully entered someone’s property, by force or even by means of an unlocked door or window, with the intent to commit some kind of a crime. Burglary does not require that you intended to commit a once inside; it could have been any crime. Nor does burglary require that you actually succeeded in committing the crime you intended to commit. Burglary requires only illegal entry and intent.

This is general educational information and not intended to provide legal advice.

Recent Posts

  • Clearly invoke your Miranda rights
  • What are the penalties for a second DUI conviction in California?
  • Can you leave California with marijuana? 
  • Do the police allege your child had drugs with the intent to sell?
  • What are the signs that a driver is high? 

Archives

  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019

Categories

  • Criminal Defense
  • Drug Charges
  • DUI Defense
  • Felonies
  • Theft

RSS Feed

Subscribe To This Blog’s Feed

FindLaw Network

 What Are You Facing?

Turner Law

Criminal Defense Attorney

Contact The Office:

110 West C Street
Suite 2000
San Diego, CA 92101

Phone: 619-436-4502
Fax: 619-232-2312
San Diego Law Office Location

Review Us
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow

© 2023 Turner Law • All Rights Reserved

Disclaimer | Site Map | Privacy Policy | Business Development Solutions by FindLaw, part of Thomson Reuters