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Robbery Categories-1st, 2nd, And 3rd Degree in Alabama

Robbery is a category of crime in Alabama that outlines it as an act of employing force or a deadly weapon while committing the crime of theft or stealing property. Robbery in Alabama is classified under three levels or classes. These three degrees of Robbery relate straight to the pertaining charges of the crime. Was there any use of weapon for aggression or any form of violence? Did you have any form of collaborator that was involved? Was anyone injured? Depending on these questions and their answers a person could be charged with 1st , 2nd , or 3rd degree Robbery.

Robbery is just considered to be a man going to a bank with a gun and demanding cash. Thus, while this type of crime is committed- it is only one of the possibilities by which a charge could emerge. One could look at this kind of charge in several different ways. When it comes to ending allegations or charges of this nature, a criminal defense lawyer is your best shot. You deserve the best and at our firm we can grant you the representation that will suite your needs.

Robbery 1st, 2nd, And 3rd Degree in Alabama

1st Degree Robbery

This is one of the most severe kinds of the theft offense with which one can be charged. They can be charged with this if they were considered to be having an unlawful weapon or weapon that is considered to be dangerous or if they caused physical injury to another person. The principals in the commission of armed robbery can be arrested and charged with 1st-degree if the accomplices were not wielding a weapon. Robbery First Degree is explained as the stealing or attempted stealing of a person’s property using force or threats pretense with a deadly weapon or any other dangerous item.

Robbery in the first degree is categorized as a Class A felony in Alabama.

Hence, a person is not bound to steal an object and then be/ face this criminal offense. Also, one does not necessarily have to operate weapons physically to be charged with 1st degree robbery. What does this mean? Okay, in this case if a man at the scene reasonably thinks that somebody is armed, that is sufficient for invoking this charge. This can happen when the robber staggers the weapon on him or when the robber begins to imitate that they contain a weapon with them; for instance, a person whose hand is in the pocket uttering that he possesses a gun. First-degree charges which can attract life imprisonment. Concerning the ‘usage’ aspect of the language in forming sentences, these are seen to differ in specificity of circumstance. Instead in the real sense of the law, if a person having a deadly weapon, then the minimum time, she or he could get is 20 Years.

2nd Degree Robbery

If someone commits an act that otherwise would fall under the provisions of 3rd Degree Robbery and he is physically aided by an accomplice, the offender can be charged with 2nd Degree Robbery. This is because in cases of being charged, being aided in the commission of robbery is among the factors that renders the seriousness of the charge to be raised to another level.

Upon this basis that the crime of 2nd Degree Robbery is categorized a Class B Felony in the State of Alabama.

A 2nd-degree charge also comes with a possibility of up to 20 years imprisonment with a minimum of 2 years imprisonment. It likewise has up to $30,000 fine.

3rd Degree Robbery

An individual commits a robbery in the third degree if in committing a theft, the offender uses physical force against the owner or anyone else to overcome any resistance or worth resist them or if the offender rearwards that they are capable and will use physical force to compel the owner or anyone else to give up the property or allow the offender to leave with the property. An example of this charge is when shoplifting suspect is wrestling an object a and, in the effort, to resist they shove a security person.

It is also pertinent to note that 3rd Degree Robbery is a felony crime in the state of Alabama at category C.

A 3rd-degree charge can attract up to 10 years in prison but with a mandatory of 1 year. This also comes with up to $15,000 in fines, The rules are quite similar to the laws applied to the use of a cell phone for texting.

Charged? Professional Criminal Defense Lawyer Can Help

If you have been convicted or a suspect in an offense criminal defense lawyer will assist you to defend yourself. Remember you have not sinned until you are proven wrong. You have rights and we can assist you in exercising those rights. Call the law office of Ferguson & Ferguson. We serve clients in the Western and Central part of Alabama.