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False Imprisonment and the Crime of Robbery

By Ron Chapman

          Before someone can be lawfully convicted of both false imprisonment and robbery, it must be proven that the movement or confinement associated with the false imprisonment was not "slight, inconsequential, and merely incidental" to the robbery.  Such movement is considered slight and inconsequential when it is necessary or intertwined with the commission of the robbery.             In the case of Russell v. State of Florida, Mr. Russell was convicted of false imprisonment and robbery with a deadly weapon based on the following facts:   "On August 7, 2001, around 7:00 in the morning, a drive-through convenience store clerk was working in his store...continue to full post

Full post as published by Palm Beach Criminal Defense Blog on August 21, 2010 (boomark / email).