Period+2+Theft+and+Robbery


 * Gradings for crimes in Pennsylvania: **

__18__ __§ 3502__ __Burglary-__
 * The penalties for these different theft category crimes generally vary by the value of the items involved in the theft. **
 * Any theft of a firearm charge is a felony has particularly serious penalties attached. Any theft of a car/automobile/motorcycle or other vehicle is a felony. **
 * Theft charges of items valued at __over $2000__  are usually Felony 3 charges (maximum penalty 7 years in prison) **
 * Theft charges of items valued at __over $200__  are usually Misdemeanor 1 charges (maximum penalty 5 years in prison) **
 * Theft charges of items valued at __over $50__  are usually Misdemeanor 2 charges (maximum penalty 3 years in prison) **
 * Theft charges of items valued at __under $50__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> may be Misdemeanor 3 charges (maximum penalty 1 years in prison) or may be classified as summary offenses. **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">As you can see, most lesser value theft charges are misdemeanors, and penalties for theft under $50 in value are typically a summary offense, though they may also be misdemeanor charges. **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A person is guilty of burglary if the person enters a building or occupied structure, with an intent to commit a criminal act within the structure; unless the structure is open to the public or the individual is licensed or privileged to enter the structure. **

**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__18 § 3701 Robbery-__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A person is guilty of robbery while during a theft, inflicts seriously bodily injury on the victim, threatens the victim or puts the victim in immediate harm, or physically takes or removes an item from the victim by physical force. **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Grading for Burglary-__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Burglary is the felony of the first degree. ( maximum of 20 years in prison and a $25,000 fine.) **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">If the building or the occupied structure is not adapted for overnight stay and if no individual is present at the time of the incident, then burglary is a felony of the second degree. (maximum of 10 years in prison and a $25,000 fine.) **

**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Grading for Robbery-__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Physically taking an item from the victim is a third degree felony. The other types of Robbery is a felony of the first degree. If the bodily injury is not classified as serious bodily injury then it is a felony of the second degree. **   **<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Droid Serif'; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__18 § 3921 Theft-__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Droid Serif'; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A person is guilty of theft if the person unlawfully takes or exercises ** **<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Droid Serif'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Grading for Theft-__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Droid Serif'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Theft is a felony of the second degree if the crime is committed during a natural or man made disaster or during a disaster caused by war. Property stolen is a firearm. Theft is the felony of the third degree if the objects stolen exceed $2,000 or if the stolen property is an automobile, airplane, motorcycle, motorboat or some other motor-propelled object. Other cases for theft of the third degree is the theft by receiving stolen property, if the receiver is in the business of buying or selling stolen property. ** __Nb, BS, JS__ __**Scenarios**__ Burglary- A group of men sit down and plan to break in and steal a lot of the merchandise. They have a layout of the building. On Monday night they broke into the building threw the roof window. They open the warehouse door and load the merchandise on to a moving truck. A couple minutes they have as much as they feel is enough. They get in the truck and leave. Not knowing that there were cameras all of the building. The police are easily able to identify the criminals. Local Burglary- Sean Riley 29, of York charged for 3 burglaries. Items stolen were tvs, jewelry, tools, snowboards, a handgun and ammunition. He is in York County Prison in lieu of $15000 bail. Robbery- A Women plans in depth to rob a grocery store. She has a knife on hand. She enters the store goes up to the cashier pulls out the knife and tells the cashier to empty the cash register. The cashier gives all the money to the woman and the woman runs away. The cashier then calls the police right away. **<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Droid Serif'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A group of teenages plan to break into the mayor’s house because they see he keeps his stash of money in the living room. The teenagers break into the house and get caught in the action. Should these teenagers be charged with Burglary, and explain why? **   **<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Droid Serif'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Hot Questions-__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Droid Serif'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Do you think that Burglary and Robbery should have the same punishments, and if so explain why? Also, give an example of one case they shouldn't be tried the same and explain why? **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Droid Serif'; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">control over a movable object that is not owned by that person with an intent to deprive that person of their items. If the property is immovable then theft is classified as establishing unlawful control over an object with an intent to benefit himself or others. **


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Droid Serif'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Suppose you are robbing a bank and during the course of the robbery someone is killed because the security guard tried to shoot you to defend himself, but instead of hitting you it hits a hostage.Do you think it is fair for the person robbing the bank to be charged with second degree murder, and explain why? **