Defenses such as these are applied on a case by case basis. If the state alleges that you entered a conveyance in a stealth manner and depending on where the vehicle was parked, the State may meet their burden. The State can use the method of your entry into the conveyance to prove that you had the intent to commit a crime.
You cannot be convicted of burglary of a conveyance if the only crime the state can prove you committed while inside the conveyance is a trespass. Potential Defenses to Burglary Crimes 1) No Intent to Commit a Crime When you hire the office of Attorney Grant Schwarz, you are hiring a firm with over 30 years of experience defending clients charged with Burglary and Burglary related charges in the State of Florida. If the State proves that you were in Actual Possession of a Firearm while committing a burglary, you can be sentenced under the Florida 10-20-Life Law, and could be subjected to a 10 year minimum mandatory prison sentence or even Life in Prison.Īs you can see above, Florida Law provides several different types and degrees of Burglary along with several potential Sentence Enhancements or Aggravators to increase the potential penalty you are facing. Burglary Crimes Potential Penaltiesĭepending on a variety of factors and what the police claim you did, you could potentially be charged with any number of different burglary related charges: Types of Burglary Include:įlorida Law defines Burglary generally as the entering, or remaining in a structure, conveyance or dwelling house with the intent to commit a crime within. From the State and alleged victim’s point of view, a person who commits burglary has not only invaded someone’s place of business, vehicle or their home. Florida Law considers burglary and related offenses particularly serious.
Choosing a criminal defense lawyer to represent you after being arrested on charges of Burglary is a very important decision you need to make very soon.
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