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SECTION 160.00
Robbery; defined
Penal (PEN) CHAPTER 40, PART 3, TITLE J, ARTICLE 160
§ 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.