Burglary in Oklahoma is a crime that can have serious consequences.
If you’ve been charged with this crime, contact a Wagoner criminal defense attorney to examine your available legal options.
First-Degree Burglary in Oklahoma
Anyone is caught breaking into another person’s home with the intent to commit a crime by doing any of the following will be charged with first-degree burglary in Oklahoma:
1. By forcibly bursting or breaking the wall, or an outer door, window, or shutter of a window of such house or the lock or bolts of such door, or the fastening of such window or shutter; or
2. By breaking in any other manner, being armed with a dangerous weapon or being assisted or aided by one or more confederates then actually present; or
3. By unlocking an outer door by means of false keys or by picking the lock thereof, or by lifting a latch or opening a window, is guilty of burglary in the first degree.
Anyone convicted of first-degree burglary in Oklahoma will face between seven and 20 years in prison.
Second-Degree Burglary in Oklahoma
Anyone who breaks and enters any place in which any property is kept will be charged with second-degree burglary in Oklahoma.
Alternately, anyone who breaks into or forcibly opens any coin operated or vending machine with the intent to steal any property therein or to commit any felony crime, is guilty of burglary in the second degree.
A conviction of second-degree burglary could lead to between two and seven years in prison.
Contact the Wirth Law Office in Wagoner for a Consultation
If you have been charged with burglary in Oklahoma, you need an attorney who has aggressively defended these charges in the past. You need an attorney who knows exactly what it takes to protect a defendant from an overzealous prosecutor, court or jury.
If you need the services of an experienced Wagoner criminal defense attorney, contact the Wirth Law Office – Wagoner at 918-485-0335.
We will explain how our knowledge and resources can help you successfully defend a burglary in Oklahoma charge.
