Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Penal Code section 503 is just a designation of a form of theft by embezzlement. The punishment depends on the dollar amount of the embezzlement. Under $400 is a misdemeanor and punishable by up to 6 months in county jail. Over $400 and it's potentially a felony, punishable by up to 3 years in state prison.

The 459 is burglary - residential burglary carries 2, 4 or 6 years in state prison. If it's anything but residential, then it carries up to 3 years in state prison.

I assume the 459 (burglary) charge is related - if the theory is that you entered with the intent to commit the embezzlement, then the charges merge and your maximum is 3 years in prison.

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