Theft / Robbery Articles

Articles Related to Being Arrested for Theft or Robbery

• The Police Did Not Read Me My Miranda Rights – Will My Case Be Dismissed?
• Store Security Video Evidence, Without Any In-Person Identification, Can Be Used to Convict You
• The Police Stole My Marijuana- Will My Homeowner’s Insurance Pay Me for My Loss?
• Bail and Can it Be Reduced?
• What is Shoplifting and Its Defenses?
• What is Commercial Burglary (Penal Code § 459) and What are the Defenses?
• What is Carjacking?
• What is Robbery?
• What is Embezzlement (Penal Code § 503)?
• What is Passing Bad Checks? (Penal Code § 476(a))
• What is Receiving Stolen Property (Penal Code § 496)?
• What is Unemployment Insurance Fraud?
• What is Defrauding an Innkeeper (Penal Code § 537)?
• Dine and Dash? Defrauding an Innkeeper (Penal Code § 537) Can Also Be Charged as Felony Petty Theft
• First Degree Residential Burglary is a Crime of Violence Under Immigration Laws
• I Got Caught Shoplifting and Now the Store Threatens to Sue Me for $400 – What Should I Do?
• What is Grand Theft (PC 487) and the Defenses to this Charge?
• Is it Burglary to Seek a Full Refund for Items on Sale?
• Theft by False Pretenses by Not Paying Cab Driver?
• Can First Degree Burglary Occur If an RV Is the Dwelling?
  

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Articles Related to Being in Court for a Theft or Robbery

• What Should I Wear and Bring to Court?
  
• Why Hire Private Counsel? Why Shouldn't I Just Use the Public Defender?
  
• What is an Arraignment?
• Is it Proper for the Prosecutor to Charge Me With More than What Police Arrested Me for?
• What is Misdemeanor Pre-Trial Hearing?
• What is the Difference Between an Infraction and a Misdemeanor?
• What is the Difference Between a Misdemeanor and a Felony?
• What is a Felony Preliminary Hearing Setting Conference?
  
• What is a Preliminary Hearing?
• Conspiracy Liability Very Broad for Robbery – Beware
• Long Beach Court Convicts Tenant of Grand Theft for Breaching Rental Contract
• Conviction Reversed for Burglary by Acetylene Torch at Best Buy
• What is a Motion for Civil Compromise?
• Court Rules Change in Petty Theft Limit is Retroactive, Turning Certain Grand Theft Convictions into Petty Theft
  
• Opening a Garage Door With a Stolen Garage Door Opener is Only Attempted Burglary, Not a Completed Burglary
• Dismissal of Forgery Charges Reversed Although Defendants Impersonated No One During Scheme
• What is a “Trial Tax?”
• Robbery Charges Dismissed When Police and Prosecutor Fail to Preserve Video Evidence Near Crime Scene
  

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Articles Related to Sentencing of Theft / Robbery

• A “No Contest” Plea to New Criminal Charges Can Constitute a Probation Violation
• What is Diversion, Delayed Entry of Plea and Deferred Entry of Judgment?
• What Punishment Do I Face for Shoplifting?
• What is Summary Probation?
• Judge May Prohibit Medical Marijuana Use as a Condition of Probation
• Prison Sentence? It May Be Served in County Jail Under a New California Law
• Is Expungement Worth it?
• Immigration Consequences of a Conviction for Shoplifting
• Restitution Order Can Apply to One Who Receives Stolen Property, but Does Not Participate in Burglary
• Conviction Reversed for Conspiracy to Commit Burglary of Junk Cars for Gasoline
• What is Split Sentencing?
• Sentencing Alternatives for Military Veterans Under Penal Code § 1170.9
• What is Private Jail?
• Multiple Convictions for Embezzlement (Grand Theft) from Employer Proper When Takings Distinguishable.
• In Counterfeit DVD and CD Case, Victim Cannot Recover Potential Economic Loss
• Expungement of Petty Theft Conviction a Mistake, Although Defendant Consequently Faces Deportation
• Expungement of an Infraction?
• Is Attempted Burglary of a Vehicle Covered by Prop 47?
• Are Theft by Forgery Convictions over $950 Prop 47 Eligible?
• Can a Prosecutor Reinstate Charges if I Seek Prop 47 Relief?
• Prop 47 Does Not Apply to Receiving a Stolen Car, PC 496d(a)
• Prop 47 & PC § 484e(d)– A Liberal View of Theft Offenses
• Does Prop 47 Apply to Theft of a Cell Phone from a Locker?
• Does Felony PC § 459 Qualify Under Prop 47 as PC § 459.5?
• Does Prop 47 Apply to Joyriding (Vehicle Code § 10851(a))?
• L.A. County Case With Liberal View of Prop 47 & PC 484e(d)
• Prop 47 Can Apply to a Conviction For Joyriding (VC § 10851)
• Do Community Property Principles Bar Inter-Spousal Theft?
• Felony Second Burglary, Based on Fraud – Prop 47?
• Is Vehicle Code § 10851 Eligible for Prop 47 Relief?
  
• Prop 47 Relief Denied on Grand Theft Conviction – Why?
• Does Penal Code § 459.5 Include Theft by False Pretenses?
• May a Judge Add Up Forged Checks to Deny Prop 47 Relief?
  

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