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You're confusing robbery and burglary. The common law definition of robbery is assault + larceny (theft) - that is, it's taking something that's not yours combi
by dannypgh 13y ago
You're confusing robbery and burglary. The common law definition of robbery is assault + larceny (theft) - that is, it's taking something that's not yours combined with making someone fear imminent harm.
- tptacek 13y agoHow do you assault someone who isn't present at the scene of the crime? According to the model penal code, "burglary" is the charge of attempting a felony by surreptitiously breaking into a building. The unique elements of burglary are all about gaining access to buildings. Like you said, robbery is about theft by force. For what it's worth, I asked because Texas has three "aggravated" robbery statutes: robbery with concomitant physical harm to people, robbery using threat of deadly force, and robbery targeting the elderly.
- dannypgh 13y agoI'm not sure what you're asking. The victim of robbery is present for it, of course. I'm pointing out that unless you're seeing something that I'm not, there's no element of a robbery that implies there's a "target house." A common mugging is a robbery. When I think of crimes that target houses, I think of burglary.
- tptacek 13y agoOh, that came from his other comments; he said he drove someone somewhere where that person committed a robbery. I had just assumed it was to somewhere someone lived. The "house" part wasn't important to my question. Sorry to be confusing.