570.023. Robbery in the first degree — penalty.
This law makes it a serious crime to hurt someone or use a weapon while stealing.
If you use force to steal and someone is hurt or threatened, or if you use or show a weapon, it’s considered first-degree robbery.
1. A person commits first-degree robbery if they forcibly steal something and during the theft, either they or someone helping them does one of the following:
- Causes serious physical injury to anyone;
- Is armed with a deadly weapon;
- Uses or threatens to use something dangerous against someone;
- Shows or threatens to use something that looks like a deadly weapon or dangerous item;
- Steals a controlled drug from a pharmacy.
2. Robbery in the first degree is a class A felony.
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