chicago shoplifting lawyer Cook County and the Chicago area are above national averages in all criminal statistics and especially theft crimes. With the population size and diversity of communities, the variety of crime and frequency of offenses is high. Theft Crimes are Some of the Most Perpetrated Crimes in Cook County. Theft crimes [...]
residential burglary 720 ILCS 5/19-3 Residential Burglary is a class 1 Felony. It is punishable by 4-15 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. It is non-probationable. I have included the statute below for your reference. Your best route to avoid certain incarceration is to hire counsel and attempt to have the charge [...]
Chicago Criminal Lawyer Purav Bhatt explains the difference between theft (720 ILCS 5/16-1) and robbery (720 ILCS 5/18-1). To many of my clients, the offenses of robbery and theft seem identical because both involve the taking of other people’s property without their permission or consent. However, they are separate and different crimes in Illinois and therefore are prosecuted differently. The best way to understand the [...]
The answer to this question depends on many factors such as your criminal background, the amount of the theft, any mitigating circumstances and other facts surrounding your arrest. In Illinois under 720 ilcs 5/16-25, the severity of the punishment will depend on whether you have been charged with a felony or misdemeanor offense. Whether you will be charged with a felony or misdemeanor offense will depend [...]
With the holiday shopping season in full swing, shoplifting and retail thefts are at the highest levels of the year. Shoplifting in Illinois and cook county is at such a high level that people, who usually consider themselves upstanding citizens, commit the offense of retail theft at one time or other. Some people simply switch [...]
If you or someone you know is arrested or given a written citation for shoplifting or retail theft, it is important to understand that retail theft and shoplifting are serious criminal offenses. THESE OFFENSES ARE CONSIDERED CRIMES OF “MORAL TURPITUDE” FOR FEDERAL PURPOSES. IF YOU ARE FOUND GUILTY OF ANY OF THESE OFFENSES, YOU WILL HAVE A PERMANENT CRIMINAL [...]
When I represent clients being charged with the offense of retail theft or shoplifting I am inevitably asked about a letter each of them receives from the legal representative of the store, oftentimes before their first court date, from which they are accused to committing the retail theft or shoplifting offense. The law in Illinois regarding civil liability [...]
If you are arrested or given a notice to appear citation for accidental retail theft please understand that you have been charged with a serious criminal offense. For purposes of immigration, a retail theft, shoplifting or theft charge is considered a crime of “moral turpitude“. If you plead guilty or are found guilty of a theft related offense, it can [...]
A prominent businessman in Chicago’s Indian community and an appointee of Rod Blagojevich who testified at the former governor’s trial faces a felony retail theft charge in connection with a shoplifting accusation at a Far North Side home repair store, police said tonight. Rajinder Bedi, 58, was expected to appear Saturday in Cook County Central Bond Court after [...]