Burglary is basically entry of a place to commit a felony, theft or assault. Robbery is forced theft.chasfm11 wrote:I'm confused. I thought burglary was when stuff was taken. Robbery was when they attempted to use a weapon to relieve you of your possessions.
Texas has three separate definitions for burglary. Sufficient proof of any one of them is enough to convict a person of burglary. The first definition says burglary is the entering of a building not then open to the public with intent to commit a felony, theft or assault and without the effective consent of the owner. The second defines burglary as remaining concealed in a building with the intent to commit a felony, theft or assault and without the effective consent of the owner. The third definition says burglary is the entering of a building while committing or attempting to commit a felony, theft or assault.
Fro Robbery, there are two types: Plain Robbery and Strong Arm
For the definition of robbery, a person commits an offense if, in
the course of committing theft as defined in Chapter 31 of the Texas Penal Code and with
intent to obtain or maintain control of the property, he:
(1) intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes
bodily injury to another; or
(2) intentionally or knowingly threatens or places
another in fear of imminent bodily injury or death.
(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the second
degree.
A person commits Aggravated Robbery if they commit robbery as defined in Section 29.02, and he:
(1) causes serious bodily injury to another;
(2) uses or exhibits a deadly weapon; or
(3) causes bodily injury to another person or
threatens or places another person in fear of imminent bodily
injury or death, if the other person is:
(A) 65 years of age or older; or
(B) a disabled person.
(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the first
degree.
(c) In this section, "disabled person" means an individual
with a mental, physical, or developmental disability who is
substantially unable to protect himself from harm.
Theft is pretty self explanatory.