Robbery

Question 1

Robbery

Answer 1

Everyone commits robbery who:
a) steals, and for the purpose of extorting whatever is stolen or to precent or overcome resistance to the stealing, USES VIOLENCE OR THREATS OF VIOLENCE to a person or property

b) steals from any person and, at the time he steals or immediately before or after, WOUNDS, BEATS, STIKES or use any PERSONAL VIOLENCE to that person

c) ASSAULTS any person WITH INTENT TO STEAL from him; or

d) steals from any person while ARMED WITH AN OFFENSIVE WEAPON or imitation thereof

Question 2

Robbery is not limited to…

Answer 2

• purse snatchings (lady doesn’t let go of bag and falls down)
• muggings
• bank robberies
• convenience store hold up

theft with violence
theft with any type of violence, intended, threatened or used, it becomes robbery