The $50 amount isn't really germane to a robbery. Robbery is considered a person crime. It's a crime of threatening violence to a person. I don't know the parti

The $50 amount isn't really germane to a robbery. Robbery is considered a person crime. It's a crime of threatening violence to a person. I don't know the particulars of this case and I'm not a lawyer, but the reason robbery carries heavy criminal penalties is that you're terrifying another person. PRO TIP: If you're shoplifting, absolutely do not in any way threaten violence or suggest that you have a weapon on your way out of the store! It's a great way to turn a misdemeanor into a serious felony.