2 High School Students Get Robbed
On the morning of Monday April 18, 2011, a boy and a girl were walking to Port of Los Angeles High School and were approached by two men with a gun. The two men, flashing their gun, demanded the boy's and girl's backpacks, took them, and ran away. No one was injured.
Shortly after the crime, two men were arrested on suspicion of robbery. The backpacks were recovered but the weapon was not found.
Home Invasion Robbery
Authorities are searching for three men who carried out a home-invasion robbery near the University of Southern California on Tuesday April 19, 2011.
The suspects knocked on an apartment door in the 700 block of 27th Street around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday and forced their way inside.
The victim reportedly locked himself inside a bathroom while the men went through the apartment.
Investigators say the three suspects stole two PlayStation game consoles and an Xbox game as well as an undisclosed item from inside a safe.
The resident was not badly injured but was seen wearing an eye patch because he may have been struck in the face during the attack.
Authorities are still searching for the suspects.
Looking at the two news articles above, it is evidence that robbery is separated into degrees, which may mean stricter penalties.
Robberyis a felony, punishable by a term in state or federal prison.
Robbery is the direct taking of property, including money from a person through force, threat or intimidation.
California
Penal Code Section 211 defines
robbery, which reads:
"Robbery is the felonious taking of personal property in the possession of another, from his person or immediate presence, and against his will, accomplished by means of force or fear."
"Armed robbery" involves the use of a gun or other weapon which can do bodily harm, such as a knife or club, and under most state laws carries a stiffer penalty (longer possible term) than
robbery by merely taking.
First degree robbery occurs where the defendant acts in concert with two or more other people for the purpose of committing a robbery in an inhabited dwelling house, vessel designed for habitation, trailer coach, or the inhabited portion of any other building. Robbery in the first degree is a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for 3, 6, or 9 years. In all other inhabited structures not defined above, the punishment is imprisonment in the state prison for 3, 6, or 9 years.
Second degree robberyencompasses all other types of robbery, which are punishable in the state prison for 2, 3, or 5 years.
Common Defenses for Robbery
• Duress
• Force used in Self-Defense
• Lack of Intent to Permanently Deprive
• Abandonment of the Property
• Property Not Taken from Person or their Presence
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