Salt Lake City Burglary and Robbery Defense Lawyer
The distinction between robbery and burglary makes a great deal of difference if you have been charged with one of those offenses. I am criminal defense attorney Steven M. DuBreuil and I defend people charged with burglary and robbery. I will take the time to explain exactly what the charges against you mean and how I can help you.
What Is Burglary?
Burglary means breaking and entering a dwelling or other building with felonious intent, that is, with the intention of committing a crime. If you entered an unlocked building just looking for a place to sleep, for example, you cannot be charged with burglary. I have prevailed for my clients by showing that they did not intend to commit a crime.
Burglary charges become more serious if you were in possession of a gun or other deadly weapon. The potential consequences are also more harsh for burglarizing a dwelling, which is a second degree felony. Burglarizing other types of buildings is a third degree felony.
What Is Robbery?
Robbery is a theft that is accomplished through the use of violence or the threat of violence. Robbery can become an aggravated robbery, a first degree felony, if a deadly weapon is used, if the accused caused serious bodily harm to the victim, or took a vehicle. Potential penalties for a first degree felony can include life in prison.
How I Can Help
When the charges are this serious, I will often retain a private investigator to look into the facts of the case. Was the victim telling the truth? Were there witnesses? Was it a drug rip off or a bank robbery?
Leaving No Stone Unturned
You can rest assured that I will leave no stone unturned in my effort to achieve a positive outcome to your case whether through negotiation or a courtroom trial. To arrange a free, one-hour consultation about your case, please contact my office in Sandy, Utah, by e-mail or call 801-326-3695.
