N.Y. Penal Law Section 160.00
Robbery

  • defined
Robbery is forcible stealing. A person forcibly steals property and commits robbery when, in the course of committing a larceny, he uses or threatens the immediate use of physical force upon another person for the purpose of:

1.

Preventing or overcoming resistance to the taking of the property or to the retention thereof immediately after the taking; or

2.

Compelling the owner of such property or another person to deliver up the property or to engage in other conduct which aids in the commission of the larceny.

Source: Section 160.00 — Robbery; defined, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PEN/160.­00 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Apr. 27, 2024).

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Sep. 22, 2014

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