Title 16, Chapter 8, Section 40
( 16-8-40)
(a) A person commits the offense of robbery when, with intent to
commit theft, he takes property of another from the person or the
immediate presence of another: (1) By use of force; (2) By intimidation, by the use of threat or coercion, or by
placing such person in fear of immediate serious bodily injury to
himself or to another; or (3) By sudden snatching. (b) A person convicted of the offense of robbery shall be punished
by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than 20 years. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code section, any
person who commits the offense of robbery against a person who is 65
years of age or older shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by
imprisonment for not less than five nor more than 20 years. |