California Robbery faq – California penal code 211

What can an attorney reduce my charges to?

An experienced attorney would first try to dismiss the charges altogether. If the charges are not dismissed, the attorney would try to have the charges reduced. The commonly reduced charges for robbery are the following:

• Attempted Robbery – California Penal Code Section 664, 211
• Grand Theft – California Penal Code Section 484, 487g
• Grand Theft Automobile – California Penal Code Section 487(d)
• Petty Theft – California Penal Code Section 484, 488

Can I be charged with multiple counts of robbery if only one taking occurred, but there were multiple victims involved?

You can be charged with multiple counts of robbery if multiple victims were involved even if only one taking occurred.

Can I be charged with multiple counts of robbery if I took multiple items from a single victim?

A defendant can only be charged with one robbery if the defendant took multiple items from a single victim pursuant to a single plan.

How much value does an item need to be for a taking to be considered a robbery?

The property taken can be of small or minimal value. The property does not have to be taken for material gain. All that is necessary is that the defendant intended to permanently deprive the person of the property.

Is a hotel room considered an inhabited dwelling house for the purposes of a robbery?

A hotel room is an “inhabited dwelling house” for purposes of first degree robbery.

Can I be charged with robbery if the residence was my own?

A robbery committed in one’s own residence is still first degree robbery. This usually occurs if you rob someone after bringing them back to your residence.