2011 Pa. Super. 148 - Commonwealth v. Greene’s Empirical Analysis
2011
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
1
states following
September 2017
most recently cited
7 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2113
Relies on Commonwealth v. Moran · Commonwealth v. McClintic · Commonwealth v. Jones · Commonwealth v. Santos · Commonwealth v. Cook
Most-quoted passages
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“(1) A person is guilty of robbery if, in the course of committing a theft, he: (1) inflicts serious bodily injury upon another; (ii) threatens another with or intentionally puts him in fear of immediate serious bodily injury; (iii) commits or threatens immediately to commit any felony of the first or second degree; (iv) inflicts bodily injury upon another or threatens another with or intentionally puts him in fear of immediate bodily injury; (v) physically takes or removes property from the person of another by force however slight; or (vi) takes or removes the money of a financial institution without the permission of the financial institution by making a demand of an employee of the financial institution orally or in writing with the intent to deprive the financial institution thereof. (2) An act shall be deemed “in the course of committing a theft” if it occurs in an attempt to commit theft or in flight after the attempt or commission. (3) For purposes of this subsection, a “financial institution” means a bank, trust company, savings trust, credit union or similar institution. (b) Grading. — Robbery under subsection (a)(l)(iv) and (vi) is a felony of the second degree; robbery under subsection (a)(l)(v) is a felony of the third degree; otherwise, it is a felony of the first degree.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Taylor involved a federal armed robbery statute that provided “Whoever, in committing, or in attempting to commit, any offense defined, in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, assaults any person, or puts in jeopardy the life of any person by the use of a dangerous weapon or device, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty-five years, or both.” Taylor, supra (citing 18 U.S.C, § 2113(d)) (emphasis added). It is well settled that the use of a weapon to threaten another will place a person in fear of serious bodily injury. Were the statute at issue herein the Massachusetts armed robbery provision, M.G.L.A. 265 § 17, there would be no dispute that the Massachusetts law was substantially similar to the Pennsylvania robbery statute.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“A close inspection of the relevant statutes indicates that the Massachusetts statutes “cast a wider net” and cover a broader array of criminal behavior than do the Pennsylvania robbery sections that are considered crimes of violence. Northrip, supra at 739 [ 603 Pa. 544 ]. The Pennsylvania robbery provisions defined as crimes of violence are intended to protect against serious bodily injury or the threat of serious bodily injury. A cursory look at Massachusetts jurisprudence defining the elements of both crimes firmly establishes that neither statute requires a threat of serious bodily harm or a person to be put in fear of serious bodily harm. Rather, the relevant Massachusetts laws protect against less serious criminal behavior.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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