Robbery in the Third Degree is forcibly stealing property. Any larceny offense would qualify, so long as force was used to steal the property. Robbery in the Third Degree is a class D felony. You face up to 7 years in a New York [...]

All Robbery charges require some use of force in addition to stealing something. “Forcibly steal” means using or threatening the use of immediate physical force. Therefore, even if no actual force is used, if it was threatened, that is enough to qualify.

Robbery in the Second Degree is forcibly stealing property together with any one of the following: You were helped or “aided” by another person present at the robbery. A victim was physically injured. You displayed or showed what appeared to be a firearm or [...]

Robbery in the First Degree is forcibly stealing property, however there must also be any one of the following: A victim was seriously physically injured. You were armed with a deadly weapon. A workable, operable gun is a deadly weapon, but there are many [...]

Answering “Who is the best criminal lawyer” to represent you if you are charged with any crime can only be answered after you have considered the following: Experience Availability What do other clients say about the lawyer you want to hire? Is your lawyer [...]

Whether your case resolves by way of a plea bargain or proceeds to trial depends on a number of factors including the strength of the evidence against you, whether you have an alibi or other defense to be raised, whether there are witnesses against [...]

Robbery cases are serious offenses and, when defended properly, require a lawyer to devote dozens, if not hundreds of hours of time to your case. Simply stated the more time a lawyer spends on your case, the higher the fee will be. Thus, if [...]