Earlier, among other matters, he obtained a full defense jury verdict as lead trial counsel in a case on behalf of the New York City Law Department; served as lead counsel in an appeal where the court vacated a first
degree robbery conviction of a client on the basis of ineffective assistance of counsel (People v. Cyrus, 48 A.D. 3d 150 (1st Dept. 2007)-RRB-; and was co-lead counsel on the submission of an amicus brief on First Amendment issues with the United States Supreme Court.
In California, the crime of robbery is classified as either first
degree robbery or second
degree robbery.
If you are convicted of second
degree robbery you will face a criminal sentence including two, three, or five years in a California state prison and $ 10,000 in criminal fines.
For example, you can be charged with first -
degree robbery if you have a weapon on you during the offense.
First
Degree Robbery is a Class A Felony, which can result in life imprisonment, or even the death penalty in some states.
The crime can be elevated to First
Degree Robbery if the perpetrator was armed with a deadly weapon during the attempt.
However, 23 year - old Justin Haffa was found guilty on a lesser charge of 3rd
degree robbery by a jury in Chautauqua County Court, which delivered its verdict on Wednesday afternoon.
Davis was charged with 1st degree murder, 2 counts of 2nd degree murder & 1st
degree robbery, for the murder of 50 year old Patricia... Continue reading →
Batavia Police arrested Michael J. Piasta Jr., 37, of East Main Street, charging him with second -
degree robbery, third - degree criminal possession of a weapon and third - degree grand larceny.
Wade has been indicted by a Broome County Grand Jury on 2 counts of 3rd
degree Robbery; he was arraigned in Broome County Court & was remanded to the Broome County Jail without bail.
Currently, Mr. Tromblee stands charged with eight counts of first -
degree robbery and one count of third -
degree robbery.
Chenango County District Attorney Joseph McBride announced that Melissa Crispell pleaded guilty to 1st
degree Robbery, she will serve 15 to 25 years in state prison in connection with the death of David Green in his Oxford Home last year.
Opatskyy and Catherine Boyea - Kaninsky, 21 of Port Crane were also charged with 2nd
degree robbery for the armed robbery at the Kwik Fill Gas Station in Port Crane last Tuesday.
On Jan. 15, 1950, Liston was found guilty of two counts of larceny from a person and two counts of first -
degree robbery.
Not exact matches
A born again Christian that has a felony past of attempted
robbery, 2nd
degree murder, incest and terrorism is running for president against a known atheist that has no criminal past.
Each was charged with first -
degree murder, armed
robbery and conspiracy to commit
robbery.
Clark, a former Weather Underground radical, was convicted of second -
degree murder and
robbery and initially sentenced to 75 years to life in prison.
Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe today announced that Paul Giddens, age 33, of 12 Aeslin Drive, Spring Valley, NY, was sentenced to 14 years in state prison for his conviction on one count of
robbery in the first
degree, a class «B» felony, 10 years in state prison for his conviction on two counts of
robbery -LSB-...]
Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe today announced that Paul Giddens, age 33, of 12 Aeslin Drive, Spring Valley, NY, was sentenced to 14 years in state prison for his conviction on one count of
robbery in the first
degree, a class «B» felony, 10 years in state prison for his conviction on two counts of
robbery in the second
degree, class «C» felonies and a year in state prison on one count of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth
degree, a class «A» misdemeanor.
Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe this week announced that 32 - year - old Paul Giddens of 12 Aeslin Drive, Spring Valley, New York was convicted after a jury trial of one count of
robbery in the first
degree, a class «B» felony, two counts of
robbery in the second
degree, class «C» felonies, and one count -LSB-...]
Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe announced this week that 30 - year - old Andrew Baxter of 37 Memorial Park Drive, Spring Valley, New York was convicted after a jury trial of one count of
robbery in the first
degree, a class «B» felony; one count of
robbery in the second
degree, a class «C» felony; and one count of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth
degree, a class «A» misdemeanor relating to a knifepoint
robbery in Spring Valley.
Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe announced this week that 30 - year - old Andrew Baxter of 37 Memorial Park Drive, Spring Valley, New York was convicted after a jury trial of one count of
robbery in the first
degree, a class «B» felony; one count of
robbery in the second
degree, a class «C» felony; and -LSB-...]
BURGLARY,
ROBBERY & KIDNAPPING Jose Hernandez, age 24, residing at 2 Amsterdam Pl., Mount Vernon, NY, Ravindra George, age 19, residing at 3012 Barnes Ave., Bronx, NY, and Zachary Johnson, age 32, residing at 2720 Holland Ave. Bronx, NY, were indicted on March 25, 2013 by a Rockland County Grand Jury for the crimes of burglary in the first degree, robbery in the first and second degree (two counts) and kidnapping in the second degree (two c
ROBBERY & KIDNAPPING Jose Hernandez, age 24, residing at 2 Amsterdam Pl., Mount Vernon, NY, Ravindra George, age 19, residing at 3012 Barnes Ave., Bronx, NY, and Zachary Johnson, age 32, residing at 2720 Holland Ave. Bronx, NY, were indicted on March 25, 2013 by a Rockland County Grand Jury for the crimes of burglary in the first
degree,
robbery in the first and second degree (two counts) and kidnapping in the second degree (two c
robbery in the first and second
degree (two counts) and kidnapping in the second
degree (two counts).
ROBBERY & CRIMINAL USE OF A FIREARM Less Jones, age 20, residing at 13 Slinn Avenue, Spring Valley, NY, was indicted on December 5, 2012 by a Rockland County Grand Jury for the crimes of robbery in the first and second degrees and criminal use of a firearm in the first
ROBBERY & CRIMINAL USE OF A FIREARM Less Jones, age 20, residing at 13 Slinn Avenue, Spring Valley, NY, was indicted on December 5, 2012 by a Rockland County Grand Jury for the crimes of
robbery in the first and second degrees and criminal use of a firearm in the first
robbery in the first and second
degrees and criminal use of a firearm in the first
degree.
Devin Brown was charged with attempted murder (2nd
degree), assault (1st
degree) and attempted
robbery (1st
degree) in the May 20 incident.
Theodore Wilson, 27, had been charged with three counts of
robbery, first -
degree assault and criminal possession of a weapon in connection with an incident on Jan. 5, 2016, at 1733 Genesee St., in which he robbed and shot 29 - year - old Quinton Rosenthal of Buffalo who was left paralyzed, according to the District Attorney's Office.
Theodore Wilson, 27, had been charged with three counts of
robbery, first -
degree assault and criminal possession of a weapon in connection with an incident on Jan. 5, 2016, at 1733 Genesee St....
The last item on the long list of schools - not - to - go - to was recently highlighted by art critic Jerry Saltz, who called Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
degrees «straight - up highway
robbery.»
Southwell confessed to taking part in the crime and pleaded guilty to one count of second -
degree murder and one count of first -
degree assault -
robbery.
However, Lance, along with co-defendant Eugene Gilyard, another teen from the neighborhood, were arrested in January 1998 and charged with first -
degree murder,
robbery, conspiracy and commission of a crime with a gun.
(2) Deadly physical force may be used only if a person reasonably believes a lesser
degree of force is inadequate and: (a) The actor has reasonable ground to believe, and does believe, that he or another person is in imminent danger of being killed or of receiving great bodily injury; or (b) The other person is using or reasonably appears about to use physical force against an occupant of a dwelling or business establishment while committing or attempting to commit burglary as defined in sections 18-4-202 to 18-4-204; or (c) The other person is committing or reasonably appears about to commit kidnapping as defined in section 18-3-301 or 18-3-302,
robbery as defined in section 18-4-301 or 18-4-302, sexual assault as set forth in section 18-3-402, or in section 18-3-403 as it existed prior to July 1, 2000, or assault as defined in sections 18-3-202 and 18-3-203.
The defendant, who was convicted of first -
degree murder and
robbery, argued that a state law exempting women from jury duty on request violated his Sixth Amendment rights to an impartial jury.
There are a number of factors that could affect the severity of the penalties imposed upon a
robbery conviction, including the nature and use of any weapons; the
degree of violence used; the injuries suffered by the victim; the vulnerability of the victim; the value of the goods stolen; and, the offender's prior criminal record.
For example, as criminal lawyers in San Jose we have represented clients in Santa Clara County who have faced life in prison for three - strike cases; two - strike cases; serious or violent felonies, i.e., attempted murder, car - jacking,
robbery, first
degree burglary, gang - related stabbings; child pornography sex offenses requiring mandatory lifetime sex offender registration; child molestation, felony possession of methamphetamine for sale; felony possession of marijuana for sale, weapons offenses and many more.
As Crown Counsel, Mr. Duncan prosecuted literally hundreds of cases of all levels of seriousness including all sorts of driving offences (including drunk driving / DUI / impaired driving, driving over.08, prohibited driving, driving while disqualified and driving without due care and consideration); property offences including theft, fraud, possession of stolen property and break and enter; and all types of violent offences including all forms of assault (assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm and aggravated assault),
robbery, sexual assault, extortion, kidnapping and both First
Degree Murder and Second
Degree Murder.
It held that there was a high
degree of foreseeability that patrons of the Owners» parking facility «might become victims of third person criminal assaults, such as
robberies, shootings, rapes, or some other form of physical aggression.»