Robbery crimes in California are rampant, in part because of the current economic crisis and in part because of the level of wealth in homes around Los Angeles. Rich neighborhoods such as Bel Air, Beverly Hills and Malibu are not too far away from lower class neighborhoods. Those who live in the San Fernando Valley have even less distance in neighborhoods that are considered upper and lower class.
Los Angeles robbery attorneys constantly represent those accused of robbery crimes and understand that the "haves" fight to pass strict laws to protect their possessions from the "have nots." Unfortunately, there are seriously violent crimes (such as armed robbery) which make all those accused of robbery, grand theft or petty theft as horrible human beings with evil intent. For example, Los Angeles police were looking for five armed home invaders who wore ski masks as they terrorized members of a large, extended family and robbed them of several thousand dollars. Two residents were pistol-whipped and required hospital treatment, according to the owner of the invaded house.
The robbers ransacked the house in the 7700 block of Owensmouth Avenue until they found some $5,000, which she said was intended to pay the home mortgage in January. Residents include several boarders to who rent rooms in the house, most of whom are from Central America. Police said detailed suspect descriptions were not immediately available, but one of the victims said he believed the home invaders were American- born Latinos. Investigators speculated that the invaders may have been part of the West Valley's Canoga Park Alabama gang. At the time of the robbery, at least eight people were inside the home, some of them small children
In criminal trials, prosecutors often seek to demonize the accused in order to get harsh sentences passed. Los Angeles criminal defense attorneys such as Stephen Rodriguez specialize in representing the accused in all manner of robbery and other criminal defense trials.
