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Man Facing Robbery Charge from Del Taco Incident - California Penal Code Section 211

By Walin & Klarich

How a Criminal Defense Attorney Can Help You It was recently reported that 4 men are facing robbery and assault charges after they allegedly struck a man over the head with a beer bottle and took a woman?s purse at a Del Taco in Costa Mesa, California. Miguel Mondragon, 19, is the sole suspect facing a charge of first degree robbery. Mondragon has plead not guilty. Under California Penal Code Section 211, robbery is defined as the felonious taking of personal property in the possession of another, from his person or immediate presence, and against his will, accomplished by means of force or fear. First degree robbery is defined as any robbery that is committed against any person performing his or her duties as an operator of a bus, taxicab, cable car, street car, or other vehicle; every robbery of any passenger which is perpetrated on any vehicles used for transportation for hire; every robbery which is perpetrated in an inhabited dwelling house; every robbery of a person while using an ATM, or immediately after the person has used the ATM; or the inhabited portion of any other building is defines robbery in California of the first degree.continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on April 08, 2010 (boomark / email).