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BURGLARY CHICAGO CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY DEFENDS CHARGES OF BURGLARY IN COOK, LAKE, MCHENRY, KANE, DUPAGE, WILL, KANKAKEE, BOONE, WINNEBAGO, OGLE, WHITESIDE AND OTHER COUNTIES ALL OVER ILLINOIS.
You Need to Hire Experienced Chicago Burglary Criminal Defense Attorney.
Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney Maksim Tikhvinskiy focuses in defending Burglary cases in the Greater Chicago Area and all over Illinois. Thus, he understands that if the state charged you with Burglary, you can easily lose your job, your financial independence and freedom.
What the Offense of Burglary Is.
Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney point out that Burglary in Illinois is the crime against Property. Generally, burglary is breaking and entering into another person’s property with plans to commit theft or another crime. It should be noted that breaking and entering into another person’s property without an intent to commit a theft or another crime is not a burglary. It is another offense of criminal trespass.
How Illinois Criminal Code Defines Burglary.
As a result, the Illinois Criminal Code states, that a person commits burglary when without authority he or she knowingly enters or without authority remains within a building, housetrailer, watercraft, aircraft, motor vehicle, railroad car, or any part thereof, with intent to commit therein a felony or theft. A dwelling is a house, apartment, mobile home, trailer, or other place in which a person lives. However, vacant and uninhabitable buildings are not dwellings. Besides, the Illinois Criminal Code considers a crime possession of burglary tools and unlawful sale of burglary tools. Burglary tools include any key, tool, instrument, device, or any explosive, suitable for use in breaking into a building, housetrailer, watercraft, aircraft, motor vehicle, railroad car, or any depository designed for the safekeeping of property.
Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney Warns That a Burglary Conviction Can Ruin Your Life in Illinois.
Today, Illinois law severely punishes for the commission burglary. It is known, in Illinois, courts punish people for the offense of burglary extremely hard. For example, Burglary committed in a watercraft, aircraft, motor vehicle, railroad car, is a Class 3 felony. It means that a person convicted could spend up to ten years in prison. Moreover, burglary committed in a building, housetrailer is a Class 2 felony and means up to 14 years in prison. Finally, a burglary committed in a school, day care center, day care home, group day care home is a Class 1 felony and means up to 15 years in prison. Therefore, if the State charged you with burglary, you could face jail or prison time and get a felony criminal record until the end of your life. Despite this, Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney Tikhvinskiy believes that a successful defense can substantially shorten the length of sentence or completely dismiss all charges.
How Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney Will Help You to Resolve Your Case.
Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney Tikhvinskiy always negotiates from the position of strength. Moreover, he aggressively fights prosecutors and judges at every step of the case to get the best result for his client. First of all, Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney seeks a dismissal of your burglary case. If that does not work, he fights for reducing charges or getting for you a best deal. Finally, he takes most complicated to trial. At trial, you will need an aggressive and experienced attorney who knows how to defend people in a burglary case and could beat the State’s case.
There are several defenses available to you in burglary cases. First, the Defendant had permission to enter the property. Second, the Defendant had lack of intent to commit a crime after entering the property
Call Now to Schedule a Free Initial Consultation
Regretfully, there are too many lawyers who do not have enough experience and training to represent people in a complex Burglary matters. Do not put your future at stake. Call Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney to schedule a free initial consultation. First consultation is always free. Additionally, Attorney Tikhvinskiy works hard to charge his clients reasonable prices. As a result, you will optimize all legal fees! (312) 583-7345.