If you’ve been charged with a property crime, rest assured, you are not alone in this fight. Our criminal defense attorney brings the high-caliber legal expertise you need to resolve your case. Further, we can provide the guidance you need to better understand your Constitutional rights in and out of the courtroom, so you can feel confident that we are exhausting every available strategy to safeguard them. Property crimes involve offenses such as burglary, robbery, trespassing, and arson.
Types of Property Crimes in South Carolina
Burglary: A person enters a dwelling without consent and with the intent to commit a crime.
- 1st degree: Felony punishable by 15 years to life in prison
- 2nd degree: Felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison
- 3rd degree: Felony punishable by up to 5 years in prison
Robbery: A person uses, or threatens to use, force in an attempt to take the personal property of another. In most cases, the person is armed with a dangerous and deadly weapon.
- Bank Robbery: Felony punishable by up to 30 years in prison
- Armed Robbery: Felony punishable by 10 to 30 years in prison
Trespassing: Entering someone’s private property unlawfully, or without a license or privilege to do so.
- Misdemeanor punishable by a $25 to $200 fine and up to 30 days in jail
Arson: A person willfully and maliciously causes an explosion, sets fire to, burns, or causes to be burned or aids, counsels, or procures a burning that results in damage to a building, structure, and or person(s).
- 1st degree: Felony punishable by a minimum of 30 years in prison
- 2nd degree: Felony punishable by 3 to 25 years in prison
- 3rd degree: Felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison
You deserve a second chance, and we are here to help you fight for it. Unlike most law firms, Laubshire Law genuinely cares about your future and livelihood. You’re not just another number to us. Contact us to represent you in your property crime case.
