Robbery PC 211 Flashcards
What is robbery?
Larceny from the victim or in his presence and accomplished by force or fear.
What is larceny?
Takes possession or personal property owned or possessed by another by means of trespass and with intent to steal the property and carries the property away.
What is from the victim or in his presence?
Deprivation of property occurs whether a prep relies on force or fear to gain possession or to maintain possession against a victim who encounters him for the first time as he carries away the loot.
Accomplished by force
Force that is required to make the offense a robbery is such force as is actually sufficient to overcome the victim’s resistance.
Accomplished by fear
Fear must be of the infliction of injury.