
Alleged burglary, special injury, joint and several, and joint confinement after office raid to recover investment
The client is a friend of the accomplice, who invested in Victim A's business and did not receive his investment back. The accomplice decided to take and dispose of Victim A's property to recover his investment, and went to the victim's office with the client. The client and his accomplice beat victims B and C, who were guarding the office, with weapons, found victim A, forced him to sign a disposition document after the assault, and detained him to prevent him from escaping. The client was later arrested by the police, who responded to a report from another person, and was investigated and tried on charges of robbery, special injury, violation of the Violent Crimes Act (joint injury), and violation of the Violent Crimes Act (joint detention). ■ Case Issues The client committed the crimes accidentally at the request of an accomplice, but faced serious charges for wielding a weapon, causing multiple victims, and detaining the victims to prevent them from reporting. Because this was a violent crime with a statutory minimum sentence of 7 years in prison and a maximum of 10 years in prison, a plea bargain could have resulted in a maximum of