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robbery, in law, felonious taking of property from a person against his will by threatening or committing force or violence. The injury or threat may be directed against the person robbed, his property, or the person or property of his relative or of anyone in his presence at the time of the robbery. There is no robbery unless force or fear is used to overcome resistance. Thus, surreptitiously picking a man's pocket or snatching something from him without resistance on his part is larceny larceny, in law, the unlawful taking and carrying away of the property of another, with intent to deprive the owner of its use or to appropriate it to the use of the perpetrator or of someone else. ..... Click the link for more information. , but not robbery. Robbery differs from extortion extortion, in law, unlawful demanding or receiving by an officer, in his official capacity, of any property or money not legally due to him. Examples include requesting and accepting fees in excess of those allowed to him by statute or arresting a person and, with ..... Click the link for more information. , where force or fear are used to obtain the consent of the victim. The distinction, however, is tenuous. In some states there are several degrees of robbery with graduated penalties; aggravating circumstances—e.g., the use of firearms—result in a greater penalty. robbery Criminal law the stealing of property from a person by using or threatening to use force How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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When first questioned by police as he lay in bed at a hospital, the intruder gave his name as Dennis Pixley, an 18-year-old, but police learned through the man's girlfriend that his name was Derrick Harman, a 28-yearold violent felon who'd just been paroled from prison seven months previously after being incarcerated since 1998 for assault and aggravated robbery. A prisoner convicted of aggravated robbery petitioned for federal habeas relief. Russo sentenced Damon Stringer, 25, and Jamaal Harris, 23, on their guilty pleas to aggravated robbery with a gun. |
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