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Robbery or Extortion

Robbery involves taking property from a person through threats, intimidation, violence or force. Aggravated robbery involves using a lethal weapon. Extortion involves coercing someone into giving up property against their will, usually through threats of harm or damaging a person's reputation. Both robbery and extortion are felonies, but robbery generally carries a higher classification. While robbery involves taking property by force, extortion involves putting pressure on a person or using threats. Both crimes are committed illegally.

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Robbery or Extortion

Robbery involves taking property from a person through threats, intimidation, violence or force. Aggravated robbery involves using a lethal weapon. Extortion involves coercing someone into giving up property against their will, usually through threats of harm or damaging a person's reputation. Both robbery and extortion are felonies, but robbery generally carries a higher classification. While robbery involves taking property by force, extortion involves putting pressure on a person or using threats. Both crimes are committed illegally.

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ROBBERY OR EXTORTION Robbery or Extortion Robbery or Extortion is a criminal offence. They are omissions or acts that are in contravention of the public laws. Robbery is the act of taking whatever thing of worth from a person by with the intension of stealing the possessions of a different person via the use of threats, intimidation, violence or force. In case a person threatens or uses a lethal weapon then the robbery is aggravated. The forms of robbery fall under different categories of felony. On the other hand, extortion is a criminal offence that is dedicated when a person forces a different

personality to perform something in opposition to his will. This is normally to give up money by use of damage of a persons standing or chief financial privation, bodily injury or threat of death. In most states, extortion is under the class 4 or 5 felony. Robbery falls under class 3 or 4 felony in most states. Therefore, a person who commits robbery can be punished under the law by being confined in a state correctional facility for over five years or life. Anderson (1996) says extortion involves the defendant gaining illegal funds or property by use of bribes, character defamation, or threats. Examples of extortion can be threats of accusing the victim of a transgression, threats of divulging injurious information, and threat to accomplish physical harm. These are types of blackmail and bribery which are forms of extortion. Extortion is punishable in law and an offender can be imprisoned for over a year. Robbery is a different crime from extortion. Robbery involves the use of force or fear, while extortion involves putting a person under pressure, or use of threat. Robbery involves intimidation of the current violence, while, extortion involves warning of prospect violence. In robbery, possessions is taken in opposition to the will of a person, while, in extortion, the property is obtained by consent from the unwilling or coerced victim. Samaha (1999) notes,

ROBBERY OR EXTORTION robbery involves the movable and immoveable property, while, extortion is limited to the movable property. Extortion has a wider scope when compared to robbery. Both robbery and

extortion have similarities. Both are criminal offences that are dedicated within the semblance of a legal operation.

ROBBERY OR EXTORTION References Anderson, G. (1996). Criminal Law. St. Paul: West. Samaha, K. (1999). Criminal Law. Belmont, CA: West/Wadsworth.

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