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Tex. Penal Code § 29.03

AGGRAVATED ROBBERY

Applied in 430 court decisions — leading case Jones v. United States (1999)

Most recently applied in Rodriguez Gonzalez v. Garland (March 2023)

Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff

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(a) A person commits an offense if he commits robbery as defined in Section 29.02, and he:

(1) causes serious bodily injury to another;

(2) uses or exhibits a deadly weapon; or

(3) causes bodily injury to another person or threatens or places another person in fear of imminent bodily injury or death, if the other person is:

(A) 65 years of age or older; or

(B) a disabled person.

(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the first degree.

(c) In this section, "disabled person" means an individual with a mental, physical, or developmental disability who is substantially unable to protect himself from harm.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.