§ 21-797. 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.