Commiting A Robbery In California With A Firearm Can Mean 10 Additional Years In State Prison On Top Of The Base Sentence

The crime of Robbery in California, Penal Code Section 211, is defined as:

“Robbery is 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.”

This crime carries with it the possibility of imprisonment in the state prison for three, four, or six years in state prison.  Conviction of Robbery also will mean that the person convicted will have a “violent felony” on their record, otherwise known as a “Strike” in California.  Thing really get serious though, when someone commits a robbery in California, and uses a firearm while doing so.

Penal Code 12022.53 PC is known as California’s "10-20-life ‘use a gun and you’re done’" law. Enacted in 1997, its aim was to impose mandatory minimum prison terms for using firearms in the commission of certain dangerous and/or violent felonies. Today, it remains one of the harshest in the nation.

This California firearms law subjects you to:

•    10 years in prison for "using" a gun,
•    20 years for firing a gun, and
•    25 years to life for killing or seriously injuring another person with a gun

…and this is in addition and consecutive to the sentence you receive for the underlying felony conviction.  The three, four, or six years mentioned above.

If you or a family member are looking at this type of crime, contact the experienced Southern California criminal defense attorneys at Wallin & Klarich.  We’ve have been helping criminal defendants for over 40 years.  Call us at (888) 280-6839 or visit us at www.wklaw.com.