When we talk about armed robbery in New York, we are usually discussing the classic scenario of a person with a gun demanding money or valuables from a store clerk, a bank teller, or a person on the street.
This type of crime, the forcible appropriation of another person’s property under the threat of deadly force, is charged by the State of New York as Robbery in the First Degree, and carries a maximum sentence of 25 years in state prison.
A robbery charge at any level is considered a violent felony, and conviction won’t only take you out of society for years or decades, but will make it impossible to live a normal life when you’re released.
From limitations on where you’ll be able to live to the prospect of long term unemployment and low wage work when you can find any, felony convictions wreck lives.
If you’ve been charged with Robbery in New York, call our criminal defense attorneys at (212) 577-6677 for a consultation right away.
