Sec. 529. (1) A person who engages in conduct proscribed under section 530 and who in the course of engaging in that conduct does any of the following is guilty of armed robbery: (a) Possesses a dangerous weapon. (b) Possesses an article used or fashioned in a manner that would cause a reasonable person to believe the article is a dangerous weapon. (c) Represents orally or otherwise that he or she possesses a dangerous weapon. (2) A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for life or for any term of years. (3) If a violation of this section results in an aggravated assault of or serious injury to any other person, the person must be sentenced to a minimum term of imprisonment of not less than 2 years.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.529
Use or possession of dangerous weapon; aggravated assault; penalty
Applied in 1,254 court decisions — leading case People v. Carines (1999)
Most recently applied in United States v. Tre Tate (May 2021)
1931, Act 328, Eff
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