Georgia Motor Vehicle Theft Lawyers
If you have been charged with motor vehicle theft, contact a qualified Georgia motor vehicle theft lawyer who specializes in this complicated area of law. A motor vehicle can be a car, motorcycle, snowmobile, ATV, trailer or any other type of motorized vehicle. There are many different ways a motor vehicle can be stolen. For example, you could be sitting in a traffic jam when suddenly someone approaches the side of your car with a weapon and demands you to get out and give up your car. This is known as carjacking and it is a federal offense and can result in jail time of up to 15 years. It's also possible that while you were at work, a person approached your car, smashed the window and was able to start your vehicle without your keys by hot wiring the vehicle. There have even been cases where a person has called a tow truck and has your vehicle towed to a location of their choice. Either way, this type of motor vehicle theft is the theft of an unattended vehicle without keys. Then there are cases that revolve around theft with the use of keys. If you were given an extra car key to a friend's car only to use it for a specific time and used it without their permission, this is a crime. However, this is not as severe a case and sometimes the owner chooses not to press charges since they know the person. A motor vehicle may also be stolen through fraudulent theft where a car was illegally obtained from the seller. Opportunistic theft can occur when a person notices keys in either a running vehicle or a vehicle that is not turned on, but the keys are visible. Theft of motor vehicles may occur because the person wants to either resell the vehicle to gain money or to take the vehicle and sell it off part by part. Sometimes people steal cars just to elude law enforcement by taking an unknown means of transportation that can be linked back to them.
If you are involved in criminal matter, you are in need of accurate legal guidance and advice. The criminal defense attorneys at The Newtonon Law Firm, P.C. have been providing clients with this type of representation for over fifteen years. Criminal law is very complex, and our lawyers have a great deal of knowledge regarding theft crimes.
