Category Archives: Theft

Shoplifting defenses - petty theft information

January 2, 2012

If you have been arrested or cited for petty theft (shoplifting) - you may think the situation is bad.  Don’t just give up and assume there is nothing to do.  You’re facing a possible theft charge that can have devastating effects on your future.
In a shoplifting case, like any other, I look at a case [...]

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Commercial Burglary (459) and shoplifting - Who can be charged?

November 12, 2010

I was asked a question the other day about what could happen to their son if he got wrapped up in his friends’ “beer run” shoplifting case and they now are facing burglary charges.  What happens to a guy who is waiting in the car when his buddies come running out, shouting “go, go, go!”
First [...]

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Theft case - What if the stolen items are returned? Can they still press charges?

June 8, 2010

Theft charges and returning the property taken when asked by the police
A question was asked the other day:  “My Friend was arrested for Grand theft. He stole from a person who he worked for, but they found out about through the nanny cams they had in their home. The owners contacted my friend [...]

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Receiving stolen property [Penal Code Section 496(a)] - Orange County defense

February 25, 2010

Receiving Stolen Property in Orange County
What are the elements?
Penal Code section 496, commonly known as receiving or possessing stolen property, falls under the broad category of theft charges, but there are a couple of twists.  First, in a theft case, the prosecution must prove that you took something with a specific intent to deprive the [...]

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Residential Burglary (Penal Code section 459) - Orange County

February 18, 2010

There are two degrees of burglary in California - first degree for residential burglary and second degree for all others.
Residential burglary, sometimes commonly referred to as “breaking and entering,” is the unauthorized entry into a residence (which can include things like motel rooms, apartments and condominiums as well as single family houses) with the intent [...]

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