Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Robbery

In all robbery there is either theft or extortion.

Theft is robbery, if in order to the committing of the theft, or in committing the theft, or in carrying away, or attempting to carry away, property obtained by the theft, the offender, for that end, voluntarily causes or attempts to cause, to any person death or hurt, or wrongful restraint, or fear of instant death, or of instant hurt, or of instant wrongful restraint. 

Extortion is robbery, if the offender, at the time of committing the extortion, is in the presence of the person put in fear, and commits the extortion by putting the person in fear of instant death, of instant hurt, or of instant wrongful restraint to that person, or to some other person, and by so putting in fear, includes the person so put in fear then and there to deliver up the extorted.  The offender is said to be present if he is sufficiently near to put the other person in fear or instant death, of instant hurt, or of instant wrongful restraint.

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