Robbery and Burglary in Las Vegas, Nevada:
ROBBERY
In Las Vegas, Nevada robbery is the unlawful taking of personal property from the person of another, or in the person’s presence, against his or her will, by means of force or violence or fear of injury, immediate or future, to his or her person or property, or the person or property of a member of his or her family, or of anyone in his or her company at the time of the robbery. A taking is by means of force or fear if force or fear is used to:
(a) Obtain or retain possession of the property;
(b) Prevent or overcome resistance to the taking; or
(c) Facilitate escape.
The degree of force used is immaterial if it is used to compel acquiescence to the taking of or escaping with the property. A taking constitutes robbery whenever it appears that, although the taking was fully completed without the knowledge of the person from whom taken, such knowledge was prevented by the use of force or fear.
2. A person who commits robbery is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 15 years.
The Nevada robbery law is found in Nevada Revised Statute 200.380.
If you’ve been charged with robbery in Las Vegas, you should contact a Las Vegas Criminal Defense/Robbery Defense lawyer for help with your case.
BURGLARY
In Las Vegas, Nevada, burglary is defined as an act by a person who, by day or night, enters any house, room, apartment, tenement, shop, warehouse, store, mill, barn, stable, outhouse or other building, tent, vessel, vehicle, vehicle trailer, semitrailer or house trailer, airplane, glider, boat or railroad car, with the intent to commit grand or petit larceny, assault or battery on any person or any felony, or to obtain money or property by false pretenses, is guilty of burglary.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person convicted of burglary is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 10 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $10,000. A person who is convicted of burglary and who has previously been convicted of burglary or another crime involving the forcible entry or invasion of a dwelling must not be released on probation or granted a suspension of sentence.
3. Whenever a burglary is committed on a vessel, vehicle, vehicle trailer, semitrailer, house trailer, airplane, glider, boat or railroad car, in motion or in rest, in this State, and it cannot with reasonable certainty be ascertained in what county the crime was committed, the offender may be arrested and tried in any county through which the vessel, vehicle, vehicle trailer, semitrailer, house trailer, airplane, glider, boat or railroad car traveled during the time the burglary was committed.
4. A person convicted of burglary who has in his or her possession or gains possession of any firearm or deadly weapon at any time during the commission of the crime, at any time before leaving the structure or upon leaving the structure, is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 15 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $10,000.
5. The crime of burglary does not include the act of entering a commercial establishment during business hours with the intent to commit petit larceny unless the person has previously been convicted:
(a) Two or more times for committing petit larceny within the immediately preceding 7 years; or
(b) Of a felony.
The Nevada burglary law is found in Nevada Revised Statute 205.060.
If you’ve been charged with burglary in Las Vegas, you should contact our Las Vegas Criminal Defense/Burglary Defense lawyer for help with your case.
Regardless of your charge, it’s important to seek the help of an experienced criminal defense attorney for your case.
Las Vegas Criminal defense lawyer Craig Drummond has been licensed to practice law in both State and Federal courts in Nevada. An experienced litigator, Craig has proven time and again of successfully defending individuals for crimes like murder, rape, kidnapping, assault & battery, and other criminal offenses. If you’ve been charged with robbery or burglary, contact Las Vegas Criminal defense lawyer Craig Drummond for help with your case.