Las Vegas Burglary Lawyer
Are you looking for a burglary attorney in Las Vegas? Burglary, which may be called "housebreaking" in some places, is
the crime of unlawfully entering any structure with the intent to commit a crime. The main difference between burglary
and robbery is that robbery usually involves force, where burglary usually does not. The law doesn't usually limit burglary to theft from a private home. Burglary can be committed by entering any structure, such as a storage unit, a business or a vehicle. Nor do you have to use force to enter; if the door is wide open and you enter in order to commit a crime, you are still committing burglary. And the crime intended doesn't have to be theft. In fact, you can be charged with burglary in some places even if you didn't end up committing the crime.
Burglary is both a state and a federal crime. The penalties are generally steeper if there was significant property stolen
or damaged; if there was violence or bodily injury against victims; and if it was a private home, especially if the occupants were home during the crime. The penalties range from probation to six or more years in prison.
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