Our expert criminal lawyers for armed robbery with wounding or inflicts grievous bodily harm charges can help you:
- Obtain bail.
- Be found not guilty.
- Receive a lenient sentence, like no conviction and no prison.
You will be represented by a team of award-winning criminal lawyers, with 500+ five-star Google reviews, who offer fixed fees and free first consultations.
You can read our reviews here.
Armed RobberyÂ
Armed robbery charges range greatly in seriousness from robberies with knives and other weapons on the street to robberies of banks, RSL clubs and shops with guns. Our criminal lawyers know how to beat Armed robbery charges. They often involve weak identification evidence, no DNA or fingerprint evidence and roll over, untrustworthy witnesses. We also specialise in sentencing for these offences with our clients. We get more lenient sentences than their co-offenders and other people charged with the same offence.
If you are charged with an Armed robbery, one of our criminal lawyers can be the difference between freedom and a lengthy jail sentence.
Pleading not guiltyÂ
You will be found not guilty of the offence of armed robbery if the police cannot prove beyond a reasonable doubt:
- You with the intent to steal;
- Took property;
- From the victim’s immediate control or presence;
- Using violence or by putting the victim in fear; and
- You were armed with an offensive/dangerous weapon.
 Or
- You assaulted the victim; and
- You intended to steal property from the victim or another person;
- by the use of violence or the putting of that person in fear; and
- You were armed with an offensive/dangerous weapon.
Stealing involves you taking and carrying away property that belonged to another person with the intention to permanently deprive the owner of that property. And the taking was done without the owner’s consent.
You can read more information about pleading not guilty here.
Claim of Right is a defence to a Robbery charge. A person will have a claim of right where they possess a genuine belief that they have a bona fide claim of right to certain money or property taken. If you believed you were entitled to take the property, it does not matter that you did not believe you were entitled to take it in the manner you did.Â
Pleading Guilty
If you agree that you have committed the offence and the police are able to prove so, it is best to plead guilty. You will normally receive a discount on your sentence, and it will demonstrate remorse and contrition. Our experienced solicitors can negotiate with prosecutors for you to plead guilty to less serious facts or even a less serious charge.
Armed robbery carries a maximum penalty of 20 years’ imprisonment where an offensive weapon is possessed, and a maximum penalty of 25 years’ imprisonment where a dangerous weapon is possessed.
It is an extremely serious criminal offence and if you are charged with Armed robbery you should contact our office immediately.
When sentencing you for your charge, the courts will consider several factors, including what was stolen, its value, the nature of the offence, the nature of the aggravation and wounding. Subjective factors will also be considered, such as whether this is your first offence, if you have shown real remorse, the likelihood of rehabilitation, and good character references, amongst other things.
You can read more about pleading guilty here.
Do I need references?
We believe references are an extremely important part of a plea of guilty in court. Read about court processes and how to write a good character reference.
Contact Australian Criminal Law Group
Our criminal lawyers, with 500+ five-star Google reviews, can beat your armed robbery with wounding charge or obtain a lenient sentence for you if you plead guilty.
Call us on (02) 8815 8167 for your free first conference or submit a website enquiry.Â
Case Studies
Good behaviour order
Our lawyer represented an Accused person charged with Aggravated Robbery. The Accused man admitted to the police that he had both been in a fight with the victim and that he had taken the wallet. Our lawyer represented to the DPP that the fight had occurred without any intention to rob. The wallet had fallen from the victim’s pocket during the fight. Our lawyer represented that the taking of the wallet occurred following the fight and the threat of violence and taking did not coincide. The DPP agreed and laid charges of assault and steal from person resulting in the offences staying in the Local Court. The Accused person plead guilty and received section 9 bonds.
Jail time reduced
Our lawyer represented a 19-year-old man charged with three counts of armed robbery in company while brandishing a firearm. Each time a significant amount was stolen was almost ensuring a lengthy jail term. Looking at three sentences of up to 20 years in prison. Fierce negotiations led to the prosecution being convinced to only pursue two counts rather than the original three. Our client was released 18 months after his sentence date.
Reduced sentence in comparison to co-accusedÂ
Our lawyer represented a client charged with two armed robberies of RSL clubs, six break and enters, and possessing a firearm. There were five co-Accused who were only charged with one armed robbery each. Everyone pleaded guilty. Our client got the shortest sentence of imprisonment despite having by far the most charges because of the strong case he put forward for sentencing.
Charges withdrawnÂ
Our criminal defence lawyer represented a client charged with 3 counts of armed robberies of hotels. Our lawyer was able to get the charges withdrawn on grounds of insufficient identification, meaning the prosecution was unable to prove our client committed the crimes.