Degrees of robbery

Robbery in the first degree is when, in the course of committing the theft, the defendant: 1. Inflicts serious bodily injury upon the person; 2. Threatens a person with immediate serious bodily injury; 3. Intentionally puts a person in fear of immediate serious bodily injury; or 4. Commits or threatens to commit a felony upon the person. When accomplished in any other manner, it is robbery in the second degree. R.L.1910, § 2370. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 437, § 4, eff. July 1, 2001.