Whoever, having knowledge of not being entitled thereto, takes personal property from the person or in the presence of another and uses or threatens the imminent use of force against any person to overcome the person's resistance or powers of resistance to, or to compel acquiescence in, the taking or carrying away of the property is guilty of robbery and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both.
Minn. Stat. § 609.24
SIMPLE ROBBERY.
Known as the Criminal Code
The act spans §§ 609–609 (377 sections).
Applied in 72 court decisions — leading case State v. Strommen (2002)
Most recently applied in State v. Ironheart (July 2024)
1963 c 753 art 1 s 609 .24; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1986 c 444
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Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.