Legal Question in Criminal Law in Texas

wrongfully charged

in this aggrevated robbery case, the co-actors were not charged due to not being identified but the one who was identified displayed a weapon... the other one physically patted the victim down and stole his keys, the other co-actor was the ''look-out''. the one who displayed the weapon was arrested for agg robbery and sentenced to 15yrs as a first time offender at the age of 17. was he propperly charged ? and is there such a punishment for a non-violent aggrevated robbery ?


Asked on 6/08/09, 8:21 pm

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John Armstrong The Law Office of John W. Armstrong

Re: wrongfully charged

First, at the age of 17, a person is considered an adult in Texas for criminal law purposes. Second, pointing or displaying a weapon, such as a firearm does make the felony offense go from plain Robbery to Aggravated Robbery. No one has to use the weapon at all. Finally, in Texas under the law of parties, anyone who joins in the offense such as "patting down" the victim or acting as the "lookout" can be charged with the offense as if they had committed the offense themselves."

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Answered on 6/08/09, 8:51 pm


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