Evidence? What Evidence?
Meet Carlos Mitchell. Carlos is accused of robbing a bank.
Mitchell, 25, of Lakeland, Fla., is accused of robbing the Platinum Bank in Lakeland, and when stopped by police, while driving his mother's gold Chrysler Concorde, he ran. He was caught and found to be in possession of marijuana. Two other suspects who aided in the robbery are being sought.
Mitchell is charged with three counts of armed robbery, one count of possession of marijuana with intent to sell, One count of distribution of marijuana within 200 feet of a school, one count of possession of marijuana over 20 grams, two counts of resisting arrest, one count of possession of burglary tools, two counts of burglary of a structure, one count of attempted burglary, one count of burglary of dwelling, one count of grand theft, one count of petit theft, one count of criminal mischief, and one count of driving without a valid license. Whew!
Why do police think it was him? Well, it could have been the photos police found in Mitchell's cell phone. In one, he's wearing a brown ski mask matching the one used in robbery. Another shows Mitchell holding a large amount of cash. If that wasn't enough, the bank gave police surveillance video showing Mitchell in the bank the day before the robbery -- driving a car matching the description of the getaway vehicle (it's his mom's).
No doubt, a brainiac like that still lived with his mom, too.
Source: WTSP-TV
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Posted by Mike from Dallas on June 8, 2010:
Armed robbery, drugs, resisting arrest and, oh yeah, no driver license, just in case he can't get convicted on all the rest, they can still fine him $100. Piling On is a football penalty in which the offending team loses 15 yards.
Not being disparaging, just think it's funny. A little like tacking on a littering charge to the Okla City bomber.
Posted by eileen in san jose, ca on June 8, 2010:
Do they deliberately tilt their heads back for a nostril shot? Do they think we won't be able to ID them from the nostril shot?
Posted by Bob in Illinois on June 14, 2010:
Here is how it plays out:
Three counts of Armed Robbery -- This is a common tactic of prosecutors using different aspects of the crime in different charges so if one fails to gain a conviction the others might prevail.
Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Sell, Distribution of Marijuana Within 200 feet of a School and Possession of Marijuana Over 20 grams - Probably all stem from his arrest at the time he was picked up. Sense it is likely he was not picked up the same day as the robbery given the fact that his friends were not with him at the time. You can have possession with intent to sell with under 20 grams might be a misdemeanor; over 20 grams might be a felony. I am guessing here but I bet he was stopped near a school that would make all the charges valid not stacked.
Two counts of Resisting Arrest – One he ran and two not knowing what else he did at the time he was being chased my guess is he tried to hide from the police. They found him and gave him a second charge of resisting.
Possession of Burglary Tools, two counts of Burglary of a Structure, Attempted Burglary and Burglary of Dwelling - Possession of burglary tools is only a crime if you use them for burglarizing someplace which I am guessing he did. This has nothing to do with the bank robbery; burglary is the entering of a building with the intent to take that which does not belong to you. Not to be confused with BREAKING AND ENTRY this needs no intent of taking anything and forced entry. Burglary of a structure as opposed to burglary of dwelling, a structure can be any building even a house that is empty or abandoned; a dwelling is a place where someone actually lives. My guess is when they caught him they found the tools and stolen property form some burglaries, as in more than one, in the car. Attempted burglary needs no explanation.
Grand Theft and Petit Theft – The property that he stole from the structures and dwelling and was caught with, the only difference is the value.
Criminal Mischief – This could mean almost anything, maybe he broke something in one of the places he burglarized or just messed the place up because he could not find anything worth stealing.
Driving Without a License – Self-explanatory. Not really any stacking of charges here just a really stupid person that got caught.
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"This is a common tactic of prosecutors using different aspects of the crime in different charges so if one fails to gain a conviction the others might prevail." -- pretty much, that's the very definition of stacking up the charges (or, as Mike from Dallas referred to it, "piling on"). -rc