Conjoint robbery Oklahoma involves two or more accomplices working together in its commission. Because the risk of injury to the victim increases exponentially when two or more persons are involved, so does the penalty.
In Oklahoma, the penalties for any type of robbery are harsh. Thus, if you are being investigated or charged with conjoint robbery Oklahoma, you need an experienced Wagoner criminal defense attorney to represent you.
Robbery Has Serious Repercussions
Robbery is the wrongful taking of another’s personal property from their body or the area immediately surrounding them, through the use of force or fear. Okla. Stat. tit. 21 § 791
It is the use of force or fear in the taking that makes this such a serious violent crime. Any time a person’s safety is compromised, the chances of physical injury and the penalties escalate.
Types of Robbery: First and Second Degree
There are two basic types of robbery, robbery in the first and in the second degree. Both are serious, although robbery in the first degree is more serious.
For a robbery to be deemed in the first degree, the perpetrator threatens or causes serious bodily injury upon another during the robbery or threatens to or commits a felony against a person during the commission of the robbery. All other robberies are charged in the second degree. Okla. Stat. tit. 21 § 797
Robbery in the first degree is a felony punishable by not less than 10 years imprisonment. Okla. Stat. tit. 21 § 798
Second-degree robbery is also a felony and punishable by a period of up to 10 years in prison. Okla. Stat. tit. 21 § 799
Penalties for Conjoint Robbery Oklahoma
Conjoint robbery Oklahoma is a felony and if convicted, you could serve anywhere from 5 to 50 years in prison. Okla. Stat. tit. 21 § 800
Possible Defenses
In order to be considered a robbery, the force or fear used must be used either to get to keep possession of the property from a person, or to stop or overcome the victim’s resistance to the taking. If the force or fear is used only as a means of escape, it does not constitute robbery. Okla. Stat. tit. 21 § 792
While this may feel like a trivial distinction, it is an important one. The facts in a robbery case are very important. Your Wagoner criminal defense attorney can help you understand the facts in your case.
The 85% Rule
Conjoint robbery Oklahoma is a violent crime and subject to the state’s 85% rule. Okla. Stat. tit. 21 § 13.1
If convicted, you will have to serve 85% of your prison sentence before you are released. You could serve 42 years in prison.
Initial Strategy Session: Wagoner Criminal Defense Attorney
If you are facing a conjoint robbery Oklahoma charge, talk to an experienced Wagoner criminal defense attorney as soon as possible. Do not wait and do not speak to the police. Remember that everything that you say to them can and will be used against you.
For a low-cost consultation, call Wirth Law Office – Wagoner at 918-485-0335.
As always, you have the option to enter a legal question in the form at the top right of this page.
