Petit Theft/Retail Theft
Grand Theft/Grand Theft Auto
Robbery
Other Theft Crimes
Overview
In Florida, your home is your castle. The Florida legislature has
taken a strong position against home robbery.
Accordingly, any type of home invasion robbery is classified
as a first degree felony. F.S. 812.135 defines “home-invasion
robbery” as “any robbery that occurs when
the offender enters a
dwelling with the
intent to commit a robbery, and does commit a robbery of the
occupants therein.
Penalties
Home invasion
robbery can carry severe penalties and depending on the
circumstances can carry increased or enhanced penalties. Generally,
the penalties for home invasion robbery are as follows:
- Home Invasion Robbery,
felony of the first
degree, if carried
firearm or other
deadly weapon,
punishable by imprisonment for a term of years not exceeding
life imprisonment
as provided in F.S. 775.082, s.
775.083,
or s. 775.084;
- Home Invasion Robbery,
felony of the first
degree, if carried a
weapon, is a,
punishable as provided in F.S.
775.082, s.
775.083,
or s. 775.084;
- Home Invasion Robbery,
felony of the first
degree, if
without firearm,
deadly weapon or other weapon, punishable as provided in F.S.
775.082, s.
775.083,
or s. 775.084.
The material on this page is not intended to be legal advice.
Florida criminal law is continually changing therefore some of the
provisions contained here may be out of date. It is always best to
consult a Florida criminal defense lawyer about your legal rights
and responsibilities regarding your particular case.
Statute language taken from Florida
Statutes Online:
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/
Consult With an Experienced Orlando
Criminal Defense Lawyer
The facts of every theft case are different and if convicted you
could face jail or prison time. Because of this and other
complexities in handling these types of cases it is vitally
important that you obtain representation from a lawyer experienced
in
defending, not
prosecuting these types of crimes.
If you have been
arrested and charged with petit theft, grand theft, robbery or any
other theft related offense contact Orlando criminal defense lawyer
Will Corzo or Sam
Kohrs. Call toll free
877-99CK-LAW for a free
consultation and explanation of your rights.
The Central Florida criminal defense
law firm of Corzo and Kohrs almost exclusively
limits their practice to defending clients charged with criminal
offenses including petit theft, retail theft, grand theft, employer
theft, burglary other theft related offenses and crimes throughout
central Florida, including clients from Orange County, Osceola
County, Seminole County, Polk County, and Pinellas County and in
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such as University of Central Florida UCF, University of South
Florida USF, Valencia Community College, Full Sail, and other
Central Florida schools. Attorneys are available 24 hours a day and
on weekends and holidays.