§ 160.10 Robbery in the second degree.\n A person is guilty of robbery in the second degree when he forcibly\nsteals property and when:\n 1. He is aided by another person actually present; or\n 2. In the course of the commission of the crime or of immediate flight\ntherefrom, he or another participant in the crime:\n (a) Causes physical injury to any person who is not a participant in\nthe crime; or\n (b) Displays what appears to be a pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun,\nmachine gun or other firearm; or\n 3. The property consists of a motor vehicle, as defined in section one\nhundred twenty-five of the vehicle and traffic law.\n Robbery in the second degree is a class C felony.\n
N.Y. Penal Law § 160.10
Robbery in the second degree
Applied in 171 court decisions — leading case Stokeling v. United States (2019)
Most recently applied in People v. Scott (September 2023)
2014-09-22
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