Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes governs the crime of robbery in Tulsa. Robbery of any type is usually considered a serious felony crime, and requires the services of a qualified attorney.
To obtain a conviction, a prosecutor must prove must prove four elements beyond a reasonable doubt.
First, he or she will need to prove that an individual’s actions amounted to a wrongful taking of another’s personal property.
Second, the defendant must have taken the item from the victim’s “person or immediate presence.” Therefore, stealing someone’s property when the person was not there is not a robbery.
Third, the robbery must have also been against the victim’s will. The victim must not have willfully allowed the defendant to take the item.
Finally, the robbery must have been accomplished by means of force or fear.
First or Second-Degree Robbery in Tulsa?
A defendant found guilty of robbery, as defined above, will either be convicted of robbery in the first or second degree. This distinction is significant because any person guilty of robbery in the first degree can serve at least 10 years in state prison.
A person found guilty of second-degree robbery in Tulsa can serve between one and 10 years in prison. Okla. Stat. tit. 21 § 799
Generally, a prosecutor will try to secure a conviction of first-degree robbery if the defendant committed a felony against the victim during the robbery.
However, a prosecutor will also try to convict a defendant of first-degree robbery if it involved the infliction or threat of serious bodily injury. Okla. Stat. tit. 21 § 797
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