If someone has been charged with Receiving Stolen Goods Value Le 16-13-0180. What does this mean How serious is this crime? If someone is charged with 3rd degree burglary does this mean that they actually robbed someone? Please help me understand
2007-08-02 12:26:24 · 5 answers · asked by Sunny 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Both involve knowledge that it was a criminal act, and both are felonies--in most jurisdictions that means state prison for at least a year.
3rd degree burglary does not always inlcude actually taking something. It may mean entering a dwelling of another with the intent to commit a crime.
2007-08-02 12:34:38 · answer #1 · answered by Pepper 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Receiving Stolen Goods Value Le 16-13-0180. - The person charged with this crime may not have participated in the theft, however they have possession of something that was stolen. The value part does not make sense to me and may be missing something.
What does this mean How serious is this crime? - The seriousness will depend on the value of the item and if the person has committed other crimes before. It could be a misdemeanor or a felony.
If someone is charged with 3rd degree burglary does this mean that they actually robbed someone? - Burglary means entering someplace where you are not authorized to be to steal something. In this case a person is not there when the theft occurs. Robbery means taking something from someone with force or threat of force. So to answer your question, no.
2007-08-02 19:33:06 · answer #2 · answered by davidmi711 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, receiving stolen goods can be a serious crime depend on the value.
Receiving stolen goods is generally buying or acquiring the possession of property knowing (or believing in some jurisdictions) that it had been obtained through theft, embezzlement, larceny, or extortion by someone else. The crime is separate from the crime of stealing the property. To be convicted, the receiver must know the goods were stolen at the time he receives them and had the intent to aid the thief. Paying for the goods or intending to collect the reward for returning them are not defenses. Depending on the value of the property received, receiving-stolen-property is either a misdemeanor or a felony.
There are numerous federal laws that make it a federal crime to receive stolen property (e.g., vehicles, securities) if the property received was or had been in interstate commerce.
I believe it varies in different states. One states definition of 3rd degree burglary is:
Attempted burglary in the third degree involving an attempted
burglary of an unoccupied motor vehicle or motor truck as defined in section 321.1, or a vessel defined in section 462A.2, is a serious misdemeanor for a first offense.
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2007-08-03 01:26:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Burglary is burglary. If it's you your going to end up in jail....
2007-08-02 19:29:23 · answer #5 · answered by 1st Buzie 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋