Criminal Defense for Theft Charges in Indiana
The crime of theft can range from petty theft to grand theft larceny. The difference in the value of the stolen property will make a difference in the length of jail sentence a person may face if found guilty of the crime. Stealing a few CDs from the store is shoplifting or petty theft. Stealing a car or car-jacking is grand theft larceny.
Attorneys Lynn Bibbs and Israel Nunez Cruz are criminal defense lawyers with experience defending those who have been charged with either petty theft or grand theft. If you have been charged with theft, or receiving stolen property or conversion, an aggressive defense can make the difference between an acquittal and a conviction with mandatory jail time.
Representative Case: A juvenile stole a car and led the police on a chase. At one point the juvenile defendant crashed the car, got out and ran but was followed by a police dog, which bit her. In a plea agreement the defendant pled guilty and served 30 days with probation.
Indianapolis Attorneys Providing Aggressive Defense
Our attorneys' years of experience in criminal prosecution, judicial office, criminal defense and the military JAG Corps means that they have a thorough working knowledge of arrest procedures, evidentiary rules, prosecution tactics and defense strategies. Experience also leads us to believe that in many cases, theft is a crime of opportunity rather than a premeditated event.
The types of theft we see most commonly are:
- Shoplifting: Clothing from Von Maur; CDs from Best Buy; cigarettes from the local convenience store
- Auto theft: Car-jacking and grand theft auto are common
- Checks or credit cards: Either a one-time theft connected with a purse snatching or an organized ring of check fraud or credit card fraud
- Theft from an employer: Embezzlement, a white collar crime, can be a lengthy case to prove or disprove
- Stolen property: Either fencing stolen property on a regular basis as part of a theft ring or a one-time-only receipt of stolen electronic equipment
- Identity theft: Stolen IDs
- Juvenile theft: Theft by a non-adult and may include detention hearings
If you have been charged with petty theft or grand theft larceny in Marion County or the surrounding area, contact Cruz and Bibbs P.C. to protect your rights and receive advocacy to help you seek to avoid jail and minimize the consequences. Call 888-351-9386 to schedule an initial consultation. Se Habla Espanol.
