Robbery is the intentional taking of personal property, regardless of value, in the possession of another from the other's person or immediate presence, and against the other's will, accomplished by means of force or fear of force, unless the property is taken pursuant to law or process of law.
S.D. Codified Laws § 22-30-1
Robbery defined
Applied in 20 court decisions — leading case State v. Hoadley (2002)
Most recently applied in State v. Ironheart (July 2024)
Source: SDC 1939, § 13.2601; SL 1976, ch 158, § 30-1, 1978, ch 158, § 11; SL 2005, ch 120, § 24.
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