Delito de Robo por Extorsión y Robo de Propiedad Perdida

Explicación Simple

El robo por extorsión es cuando alguien te amenaza para que le des algo que es tuyo. También se considera robo si encuentras algo perdido y no haces nada para devolverlo.

Es como cuando un amigo te dice que si no le prestas tu videojuego, él va a contar un secreto tuyo. También es como si encuentras una billetera en la calle y decides quedártela en lugar de buscar a su dueño.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan se entera de que su vecino, Pedro, tiene una deuda. Juan amenaza con contarle a todos sobre la deuda si Pedro no le da su bicicleta. En otro caso, María encuentra un teléfono móvil en el parque y, en lugar de entregarlo a la policía, decide quedárselo.

Penalidades

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Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

18 Pa.C.S. 3923 - Theft By Extortion (a) Offense defined.--A person is guilty of theft if he intentionally obtains or withholds property of another by threatening to: (1) commit another criminal offense; (2) accuse anyone of a criminal offense; (3) expose any secret tending to subject any person to hatred, contempt or ridicule; (4) take or withhold action as an official, or cause an official to take or withhold action; (5) bring about or continue a strike, boycott or other collective unofficial action, if the property is not demanded or received for the benefit of the group in whose interest the actor purports to act; (6) testify or provide information or withhold testimony or information with respect to the legal claim or defense of another; or (7) inflict any other harm which would not benefit the actor. (b) Defenses.--It is a defense to prosecution based on paragraphs (a)(2), (a)(3) or (a)(4) of this section that the property obtained by threat of accusation, exposure, lawsuit or other invocation of official action was honestly claimed as restitution or indemnification for harm done in the circumstances to which such accusation, exposure, lawsuit or other official action relates, or as compensation for property or lawful services. (June 24, 1976, P.L.425, No.102, eff. imd.) Cross References.Section 3923 is referred to in sections 3001, 5708, 6105 of this title; section 3304 of Title 5 (Athletics and Sports); sections 5552, 9802 of Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure); section 7122 of Title 61 (Prisons and Parole). 18 Pa.C.S. 3924 - Theft Of Property Lost, Mislaid, Or Delivered By Mistake A person who comes into control of property of another that he knows to have been lost, mislaid, or delivered under a mistake as to the nature or amount of the property or