Break and Enter & Property Crimes

Robbery, theft, and burglary, is there a difference? Believe it or not, they are three distinct crimes with a few key differences.

Possible defences to a theft charge in Peterborough and surrounding areas include necessity, mistake of fact, or accident. What does this mean in a real life scenario?

How does the law define theft? That is the starting point to help you understand the criminal offence of theft under Canadian law.

To commit mischief you must wilfully, destroy or damage property, render property useless, dangerous, inoperative or ineffective, or obstruct, interrupt or interfere with the lawful use, enjoyment or operation of property.

This blog is intended to provide an overview of the Criminal Code offence of Break and Enter.

While Goldilocks is lucky that she did not end up behind bars, the rest of us may not fare so well. Breaking and entering is a serious criminal offence. If you are found guilty and convicted of this offence, the punishment is dire and the consequences life altering. So, is it worth the porridge? Probably not, because most of us are not guaranteed a fairy tale ending.

If you have been charged with home invasion, we are here to help. This blog will give you an idea of how hiring a criminal defence lawyer from Aitken Robertson can make the difference in your case.

If you borrow your friend's car, could you go to jail? To put it simply the answer to this question is yes, you can be charged with a serious criminal offence.

Public mischief is a distinct form of mischief that involves falsely reporting crimes to the police resulting in unnecessary investigations, wasted public resources, and sometimes, criminal charges being laid against innocent third parties.

To make out the offence of identity theft, the Crown would have to prove that the accused possessed another person’s personal information, without authorization, with the clear intentions of improperly using the information to commit an illegal act such as deceit or fraud.