Fear of force necessary to robbery

The fear of force which constitutes an element of the offense of robbery may be either: (1) The fear of an injury, immediate or future, to the person or property of the person robbed, or of any relative or family member of the person robbed; or (2) The fear of an immediate injury to the person or property of anyone in the company of the person robbed at the time of the robbery. Source: SDC 1939, § 13.2602; SL 1976, ch 158 , § 30-2 ; SL 2005, ch 120 , § 26.