(Petty Theft, Burglary, Robbery, Embezzlement, Forgery, Insurance Fraud)

Theft or property crimes can be serious, depending upon the value of the property stolen and/or the criminal record of the defendant. Most often, first-time theft offenders are granted probation.

Those who have Strikes, extensive criminal records or who commit White Collar crimes involving large sums of money may be looking at a state prison sentence, unless they find the right lawyer who knows the system, the prosecutors and the judges. In these kinds of cases, even a repeat offender can get probation if his or her case is handled properly.

If you are charged with a petty theft, burglary, or robbery crime, your lawyer must immediately evaluate your case to determine what kind of defense to prepare in your behalf.

When the prosecution's case is weak, your lawyer will hire a professional investigator to interview prosecution witnesses and other witnesses who could be helpful to a successful defense at trial.

If your lawyer determines that your case cannot be won at trial, he may advise you to undergo a psychological evaluation, because a favorable evaluation will often enable your attorney to persuade a judge to grant you probation .

If you are a White Collar executive or an administrative employee with access to the company funds, the charges in a White Collar crime could be serious because most White Collar crimes involve thousands of dollars.

The greater the amount of loss, the greater the potential punishment. Your lawyer will need to bring in an expert economist or other financial expert to evaluate the strength of the prosecution's documentary evidence of corporate theft.

A strong defense must be mounted at an early stage and a professional investigator must be employed to find other equally likely suspects for the corporate theft.

If the evidence of guilt is insurmountable, for example, if you have given an airtight confession, your lawyer must be prepared to explore a psychological defense and have you evaluated by a really good licensed professional psychologist to determine whether addiction, family problems, and other mental health issues were predominantly responsible for your uncharacteristic behavior.

This psychological evaluation very often makes the difference between probation and a prison sentence, even with repeat offenders.

If you have been on probation before, but you were never given a comprehensive psychological evaluation, your lawyer will be able to argue successfully that your problems were never thoughtfully diagnosed before and you therefore were never given proper guidance and supervision while you were on probation or parole.

I have been able to get probation for people who have done prison terms utilizing this very successful and very persuasive strategy for sentencing in a case which is not defensible.

Your freedom and record are too important to entrust to an inexperienced attorney. I am one of San Diego's most experienced criminal defense attorneys.

With over 20 years of experience, devoted exclusively to the practice of criminal law; I (Stephen Brodsky, Attorney at Law) have successfully defended hundreds of people in all areas of criminal law.

IF YOU ARE CHARGED WITH ANY KIND OF THEFT CRIME, CONTACT MY OFFICE TODAY FOR A FREE CONSULTATION ON HOW TO PREPARE A SUCCESSFUL DEFENSE.