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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1902 (2026)

Robbery; classification

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A. A person commits robbery if in the course of taking any property of another from his person or immediate presence and against his will, such person threatens or uses force against any person with intent either to coerce surrender of property or to prevent resistance to such person taking or retaining property.

B. Robbery is a class 4 felony.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 170 cases (16 in the last 5 years), 1980–2026 · leading case: State v. Comer, 799 P.2d 333 (Ariz. 1990).
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State v. Comer, 799 P.2d 333 (Ariz. 1990). · cites it 16× “We previously held that the elements of armed robbery are: [T]hat defendant (1) while armed with a deadly weapon, (2) took property from another person against that person's will, and (3) in the course of taking the property, defendant threatened or used force against that…”
State v. Anderson, 111 P.3d 369 (Ariz. 2005). · cites it 6× “A.R.S. §§ 13-1902, -1904. 26 . Because the jury unanimously found both premeditated and felony murder, we need only consider the premeditated first-degree murder conviction.”
State of Arizona v. Mark Goudeau, 372 P.3d 945 (Ariz. 2016). · cites it 4× “2d 1339, 1342 (1981) (“A.R.S. § 13-1902 requires only that force be used ‘against any person,’ not necessarily only against the person dispossessed of the property.”
State v. Roque, 141 P.3d 368 (Ariz. 2006). · cites it 4× “A.R.S. § 13-1902(A) (2001). “ ‘Threat’ means a verbal or physical menace of imminent physical injury to a person.”
State v. Soto-Fong, 928 P.2d 610 (Ariz. 1996). · cites it 6× “” “A.R.S. § 13-1902 requires only that force be used ‘against any person,’ not necessarily only against the person dispossessed of the property.”
State v. Price, 183 P.3d 1279 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 7× “” A.R.S. § 13-1902(A); see also A.R.S. § 13-1904(A).”
State v. Celaya, 660 P.2d 849 (Ariz. 1983). · cites it 5× “§ 13-1802(A)(1) is a lesser-included offense of robbery, A.R.S. § 13-1902. The state argues that theft is not a lesser-included offense because there is a mens rea for theft not present in robbery.”
State of Arizona v. Bobby Ray Carter Jr, 469 P.3d 449 (Ariz. 2020). · cites it 5× “§ 13-1814(A)(1)), and robbery (A.R.S. § 13-1902(A)) for stealing the SUV.”
State v. McNair, 687 P.2d 1230 (Ariz. 1984). · cites it 6× “There is no question that a robbery was committed, A.”
State v. Wallace, 728 P.2d 232 (Ariz. 1986). · cites it 5× “A.R.S. §§ 13-1902, -1904. Stated otherwise, there must be evidence establishing that defendant’s intent to commit robbery was coexistent with his use of force.”
State v. Linden, 664 P.2d 673 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 10× “§ 13-1304 to “true situations of kidnapping” in order to prevent it being used by prosecutors as a “catch-all” charge against persons charged under A.R.S. § 13-1902, et seq. The definition set forth in A.”
State v. Carriger, 692 P.2d 991 (Ariz. 1984). · cites it 4× “Proving a taking in a robbery does not necessarily prove the motivation for a murder, and the state cannot be said to be using one fact to prove two different items.”
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— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1902(A) — 79 cases
State v. Comer, 799 P.2d 333 (Ariz. 1990). “We previously held that the elements of armed robbery are: [T]hat defendant (1) while armed with a deadly weapon, (2) took property from another person against that person's will, and (3) in the course of taking the property, defendant threatened or used force against that…”
State v. Roque, 141 P.3d 368 (Ariz. 2006). “A.R.S. § 13-1902(A) (2001). “ ‘Threat’ means a verbal or physical menace of imminent physical injury to a person.”
State v. Anderson, 111 P.3d 369 (Ariz. 2005). “A.R.S. §§ 13-1902, -1904. 26 . Because the jury unanimously found both premeditated and felony murder, we need only consider the premeditated first-degree murder conviction.”
State v. Price, 183 P.3d 1279 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008). “” A.R.S. § 13-1902(A); see also A.R.S. § 13-1904(A).”
State of Arizona v. Mark Goudeau, 372 P.3d 945 (Ariz. 2016). “2d 1339, 1342 (1981) (“A.R.S. § 13-1902 requires only that force be used ‘against any person,’ not necessarily only against the person dispossessed of the property.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1902(A)(1989) — 1 case
State v. Greene, 967 P.2d 106 (Ariz. 1998).
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1902(B) — 1 case
Cordova v. Shinn (D. Ariz. 2021).
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