Sec. 89. Assault with intent to rob and steal being armed—Any person, being armed with a dangerous weapon, or any article used or fashioned in a manner to lead a person so assaulted reasonably to believe it to be a dangerous weapon, who shall assault another with intent to rob and steal shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for life, or for any term of years.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.89
Assault with intent to rob and steal; armed
Applied in 265 court decisions — leading case Hill v. Hofbauer (2003)
Most recently applied in 326 Mich. App. 747 - People of Michigan v. Josephus Anderson (November 2018)
1931, Act 328, Eff
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