Robbery
the unlawful taking away of money or goods of any value from the person of another , or in his presence, either by violence or by putting him in fear. fear. Hence, in order to constitute robbe: (1) An unlawful taking. ( taking. (2) The thing must be of some immaterial, as constituting the offense, the offense, whether it be a cent or a The taking must be by force, or a previous putting in fear. It is this last which distinguishes robbery from , and makes the violation of the person more atrocious than private The taking must also be either directly from the person or in his presence, or it is not robbery. The thing taken must have been in the possession of the thief, and if he once has it in his possession, even though he immediately on, even though he immediately restore it , he is still guilty of robbery.
In the United States robbery is punish- ROBECK able according to the laws of the various States.