76-6-301 - Robbery.
76-6-301. Robbery.
(1) A person commits robbery if:
(a) the person unlawfully and intentionally takes or attempts to take personal property inthe possession of another from his person, or immediate presence, against his will, by means offorce or fear, and with a purpose or intent to deprive the person permanently or temporarily of thepersonal property; or
(b) the person intentionally or knowingly uses force or fear of immediate force againstanother in the course of committing a theft or wrongful appropriation.
(2) An act is considered to be "in the course of committing a theft or wrongfulappropriation" if it occurs:
(a) in the course of an attempt to commit theft or wrongful appropriation;
(b) in the commission of theft or wrongful appropriation; or
(c) in the immediate flight after the attempt or commission.
(3) Robbery is a felony of the second degree.
Amended by Chapter 112, 2004 General Session