sly! The thief who robbed a supermarket with NT$29,000 revealed that he wanted to stay in jail and quit gambling. Lawyer Zhang Kaixin explained the difference between the crime of robbery and the crime of threatening to take property.

sly! The thief who robbed a supermarket with NT$29,000 revealed: He wants to "quit gambling" by serving a job in jail

News link:https://www.nexttv.com.tw/NextTV/News/Home/Society/2023-03-15/1092801.html

A man in Taipei City went to a supermarket to intimidate a clerk, and even broke into the counter and forced the clerk to escape. However, in the end he was arrested by the police without even grabbing a dime, and he actually had more than 20,000 yuan on him, which was not a shortage at all. Money. As for why he committed the crime, the man claimed that he wanted to go to jail to cure his gambling addiction. The court sentenced him to six months in prison.

Explanation of legal issues related to the crime of robbery and threats to obtain property

Lawyer Zhang Kaixin of Fidelity Law Firm said that the judge believed that the victim was not suppressed to a completely irresistible state, so he could only be convicted of the crime of intimidation to obtain property, but not the crime of robbery. Although the defendant hopes to receive a lighter sentence, the court will still determine the crime based on the criminal facts and determine the appropriate punishment based on the severity of the circumstances.

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