What is the difference in law between burglary and robbery?

Answer 1

Here it is in a nut shell:

1. THEFT is taking something that's not yours, but you had permission to be in the place where you took it from. Example. You are an invited guest in another's home and take the money from that persons wallet.

BURGLARY when you enter a place you have no right to be in with the intent to commit a theft, assault, or other felony. Example you enter a business after its closed and take something; you break into a car and steal the stereo; you break into your exgirlfirends house and assault her; etc....

ROBBERY is basically using force or threat of force to commit a theft. Example is holding a store clerk at gun point and demanding the money; shoplifting a music cd from Walmart and having a slugfest with Walmart security when they try to stop you.

Answer 2

Difference Between Robbery And Burglary

Answer 3

First, burglary is the intent to break into a building without consent with the intent of committing a crime inside (including theft). Burglary is a specific intent crime, requiring that the burglar knowingly intend to commit a crime while inside. A person does not have to forcibly enter a building to commit burglary; going in through an unlocked window or door can still fulfil the “breaking” element of burglary.

Theft simply involves taking something from someone else with the intent to permanently deprive them of it.

Robbery is another specific intent crime, requiring both theft and a form of violence or threat of violence used to deprive someone of their property. The most common example of a robbery is a holdup, in which a robber threatens to shoot a cashier unless the cashier hands over the loot.

In all three cases — theft, burglary, and robbery — the prosecution must prove that the defendant intended to permanently deprive someone of his or her property

Answer 4

If you're in the UK here goes, Burglary is to enter a property as a trespasser with the intent of stealing from or damaging the property, forget the rape part that some have mentioned, because that's a more serious offence and charged as rape per se. Robbery is when a person commits theft, and at the time of doing so, and in order to do so, puts the victim in fear of violence or threat of violence. The threat does not have to be real but merely perceived or implied.

Answer 5

Burglary involves a place, often a dwelling house, but also possibly commercial premises or another enclosed premses. The focus is on the building or enclosed premises and the fact that the burglar has made an unauthorised entry as a trespasser, although in the case of aggravated burglary (burglary in order to attack or rape someone) it can also be as much on the person affected as on the building.

Robbery is an offence of violence against a person in order to steal something and the focus is entirely on the victim and the behaviour of the robber towards the victim, who must be put in such fear as to be induced to hand over property to the robber. It is, in short, theft committed by means of intimidation and violence.

Answer 6

Burglary is generally taking property from a home, while robbery is taking from a person, by means of force or intimidation, with intent to keep the property

Answer 7

Burglary= entry into a specified structure with the intent to commit grand or petty larceny. In other words you enter a building or structure with the intent to commit a crime. This can include entering a store with no money and shoplifting. This shows intent and qualifies as burglary.
Robbery= taking of property from a person or certain places by use of force or fear. coupled with the intent to not return the property. In other words if you walked up to someone and took their ipod by grabbing it and walking away. that's robbery. Hitting the person first and then taking it becomes armed robbery or a lesser charge of assault and battery and left.
Theft= taking property with the intent to keep it. In otherwords, for example, taking lumber from a construction site. sneaking money out of someones purse that was sitting around.

Answer 8

Burglary is when you break into someones house and steal stuff while they are gone. Robbery would be walking up to someone and demanding money or jewelry. Aggravated robbery would be if you used a weapon to threaten them into giving you their possessions.

Answer 9

Burglary takes place in a building, robbery can be anywhere.

Answer 10

Burglary is sneaky. Robbery actually confronts the victims.