Robbery Lawyers
If you’re being investigated for or charged with robbery, don’t make the mistake of navigating the criminal justice system alone.
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Robbery accusations can lead to significant jail time or even life imprisonment, fines, restitution, probation, reputational damage and a criminal record, impeding your ability to travel and secure gainful employment. But robbery cases can be won. Pender Litigation is specially equipped to examine the circumstances of your case and launch a tactical defence.
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When we meet, we’ll discuss your case and any related documents you can provide; answer your questions; and provide you with the estimated cost of retaining our services.
Robbery cases can be won.
When you retain Pender Litigation, you’ll move forward with an experienced property crime lawyer by your side and our entire team of criminal defence lawyers ready to assist the lawyer handling your case. Our team-based approach means your defence is strengthened by the skill and insight of multiple lawyers whose backgrounds include both defending and prosecuting criminal cases.
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What is Robbery?
Robbery occurs when you use force, or the threat of force, in the unlawful taking or attempted taking of another person’s property.
Mugging is a classic example of robbery. Muggers generally operate on the street, accosting unsuspecting pedestrians with demands for wallets, purses or goods. If a mugger uses a weapon or imitation weapon in the commission of the offence, they would be charged with armed robbery.
Theft vs. Robbery
Robbery is similar to theft in that both involve the deprivation of money or property. But while thieves simply take property, robbers use threats, force, intimidation or coercion to acquire someone else’s belongings. Unlike theft, robbery is a purely indictable offence.
Robbery in the Criminal Code of Canada
Concerning robbery, section 343 of the Criminal Code states
343 Every one commits robbery who
- steals, and for the purpose of extorting whatever is stolen or to prevent or overcome resistance to the stealing, uses violence or threats of violence to a person or property;
- steals from any person and, at the time he steals or immediately before or immediately thereafter, wounds, beats, strikes or uses any personal violence to that person;
- assaults any person with intent to steal from him; or
- steals from any person while armed with an offensive weapon or imitation thereof.