Robbery Offences | Robbery Charges

'Robbery' means taking property by actual or threatened force.

A robbery may involve a place of business (eg service station, bank, convenience store etc), or a home (eg forcing an occupier to hand over cash, jewellery etc) or an incident on the street (eg a ‘mugging’ or ‘car-jacking’).

Robbery offences are treated very seriously by the courts, especially when they are alleged to involve weapons or more than one defendant.

Proof of Robbery

However, it can be difficult for police to prove that a person has committed robbery.

This can be because of the delay between the incident and arrest.

Or it can be because of the unreliability of any identification evidence.

Or, if DNA or fingerprints are found, there may be an alternative explanation for their presence.

In other cases, there may only be a ‘partial’ DNA or fingerprint match or the sample may be contaminated.

In some cases, a legal defence may be available eg where the defendant honestly believed that he or she had a right to the property.

Why Sydney Criminal Lawyers?

This is an area where it is particularly important to secure Accredited Criminal Law Specialists with expertise in robbery matters.

At Sydney Criminal Lawyers, we will attend upon you or your loved one in prison.

We will fight to have them released ‘on bail’.

We will carefully and thoroughly assess the prosecution evidence.

We will compel police and/or forensic labs to supply materials not normally provided to the defence.

Where appropriate, we will engage our own experts to assess the forensic evidence.

We will identify any problems in the police case and fight for the withdrawal of charges.

In suitable cases, we will negotiate less serious charge/s and thoroughly prepare for the day of sentencing.

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