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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1904 (2026)

Armed robbery; classification

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A. A person commits armed robbery if, in the course of committing robbery as proscribed in section 13-1902, the person or an accomplice does any of the following:

1. Is armed with a deadly weapon or a simulated deadly weapon.

2. Uses or threatens to use a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument or a simulated deadly weapon.

3. Takes possession of or attempts to take possession of a deadly weapon.

B. Armed robbery is a class 2 felony.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 146 cases (13 in the last 5 years), 1979–2025 · leading case: State v. McNair, 687 P.2d 1230 (Ariz. 1984).
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State v. McNair, 687 P.2d 1230 (Ariz. 1984). · cites it 18× “Based upon the evidence presented, the jury, after considering the definition of "culpable," could have decided subsection (A)(2) did not apply and found defendant criminally accountable for his co-defendant's conduct under subsection (A)(3) (liable if accomplice) or subsection…”
State v. Garza Rodriguez, 791 P.2d 633 (Ariz. 1990). · cites it 16× “Defendant, Stella Garza Rodriguez, petitions for review of the court of appeals decision affirming her conviction for armed robbery pursuant to A.R.S. § 13-1904. We have jurisdiction under Ariz.”
State v. Smith, 707 P.2d 289 (Ariz. 1985). · cites it 6× “A.R.S. § 13-1904 A. Because the jury’s verdict thus necessarily included a finding of dangerousness, no error occurred in the court’s sentencing of defendant to life imprisonment under A.”
State v. Anderson, 111 P.3d 369 (Ariz. 2005). · cites it 3× “A.R.S. § 13-1904(A) (1989) . A defendant need not personally use or threaten to use the deadly weapon if an accomplice does so.”
State v. Lara, 830 P.2d 803 (Ariz. 1992). · cites it 8× “2d 279 (1980), to hold that the state could properly *283 use the weapon to: (1) increase the charge from robbery to armed robbery pursuant to A.R.S. § 13-1904; (2) enhance the sentence pursuant to an allegation and finding of dangerousness under A.”
State v. Martinez, 622 P.2d 3 (Ariz. 1980). · cites it 14× “Defendant, Michael Martinez, on 26 October 1979, was convicted by a jury of the crime of armed robbery, a dangerous offense, in violation of A.R.S. §§ 13-1904 and 13-604(K). On 12 December 1979, defendant was sentenced to 21 years imprisonment pursuant to A.”
State v. Laughter, 625 P.2d 327 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 8× “A.R.S. § 13-1904 provides as follows: A. A person commits armed robbery if in the course of committing robbery as defined in § 13-1902, such person or an accomplice: 1.”
State v. Joyner, 158 P.3d 263 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 5× “04, because armed robbery may also be committed by using or threatening to use a simulated deadly weapon, see A.R.S. § 13-1904. 3 The state, on the other hand, urges us to affirm the court’s implicit finding that Joyner had previously been convicted of a violent crime by…”
State v. Greenway, 823 P.2d 22 (Ariz. 1991). · cites it 4× “§ 13-1508, one count of armed robbery pursuant to A.R.S. § 13-1904, one count of theft by control pursuant to A.”
State of Arizona v. George Benjamin Larin, 310 P.3d 990 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 4× “¶ 41 Armed robbery can be committed in two ways, see AR.S. § 13-1904(A), but in Larin’s indictment, the state specifically alleged that he had violated subsection (1), which requires that a defendant or an accomplice “be armed with a deadly weapon or a simulated deadly weapon”…”
State v. Harding, 670 P.2d 383 (Ariz. 1983). · cites it 4× “§ 13-1105, robbery, A.R.S. § 13-1904, kidnapping, A.R.S. § 13-1304, and theft, A.”
State v. Comer, 799 P.2d 333 (Ariz. 1990). · cites it 4× “A.R.S. § 13-1904(A). Appellant's primary contention is that robbery, as defined by A.”
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— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1904(0) — 1 case
State v. Laughter, 625 P.2d 327 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1980). “A.R.S. § 13-1904 provides as follows: A. A person commits armed robbery if in the course of committing robbery as defined in § 13-1902, such person or an accomplice: 1.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1904(A) — 30 cases
State v. McNair, 687 P.2d 1230 (Ariz. 1984). “Based upon the evidence presented, the jury, after considering the definition of "culpable," could have decided subsection (A)(2) did not apply and found defendant criminally accountable for his co-defendant's conduct under subsection (A)(3) (liable if accomplice) or subsection…”
State v. Comer, 799 P.2d 333 (Ariz. 1990). “A.R.S. § 13-1904(A). Appellant's primary contention is that robbery, as defined by A.”
State v. Smith, 707 P.2d 289 (Ariz. 1985). “A.R.S. § 13-1904 A. Because the jury’s verdict thus necessarily included a finding of dangerousness, no error occurred in the court’s sentencing of defendant to life imprisonment under A.”
State v. Anderson, 111 P.3d 369 (Ariz. 2005). “A.R.S. § 13-1904(A) (1989) . A defendant need not personally use or threaten to use the deadly weapon if an accomplice does so.”
State v. Garza Rodriguez, 791 P.2d 633 (Ariz. 1990). “Defendant, Stella Garza Rodriguez, petitions for review of the court of appeals decision affirming her conviction for armed robbery pursuant to A.R.S. § 13-1904. We have jurisdiction under Ariz.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1904(A)(1) — 16 cases
State v. Garza Rodriguez, 791 P.2d 633 (Ariz. 1990). “Defendant, Stella Garza Rodriguez, petitions for review of the court of appeals decision affirming her conviction for armed robbery pursuant to A.R.S. § 13-1904. We have jurisdiction under Ariz.”
State v. Hargrave, 234 P.3d 569 (Ariz. 2010).
State of Arizona v. George Benjamin Larin, 310 P.3d 990 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2013). “¶ 41 Armed robbery can be committed in two ways, see AR.S. § 13-1904(A), but in Larin’s indictment, the state specifically alleged that he had violated subsection (1), which requires that a defendant or an accomplice “be armed with a deadly weapon or a simulated deadly weapon”…”
State of Arizona v. Daniel Andrew Snider, 311 P.3d 656 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2013).
State v. Platt, 637 P.2d 1073 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1981).
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1904(A)(2) — 9 cases
State v. Garza Rodriguez, 791 P.2d 633 (Ariz. 1990). “Defendant, Stella Garza Rodriguez, petitions for review of the court of appeals decision affirming her conviction for armed robbery pursuant to A.R.S. § 13-1904. We have jurisdiction under Ariz.”
State of Arizona v. Christepher E. Lua, 350 P.3d 805 (Ariz. 2015).
State v. Montes Flores, 428 P.3d 502 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2018).
State v. Washington, 646 P.2d 314 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1982).
State v. Washington, 646 P.2d 314 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1982).
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1904(B) — 10 cases
State v. Platt, 637 P.2d 1073 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1981).
State v. Anderson, 111 P.3d 369 (Ariz. 2005). “A.R.S. § 13-1904(A) (1989) . A defendant need not personally use or threaten to use the deadly weapon if an accomplice does so.”
State v. Garza Rodriguez, 791 P.2d 633 (Ariz. 1990). “Defendant, Stella Garza Rodriguez, petitions for review of the court of appeals decision affirming her conviction for armed robbery pursuant to A.R.S. § 13-1904. We have jurisdiction under Ariz.”
Commonwealth v. Spenny, 128 A.3d 234 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2015).
State v. Laughter, 625 P.2d 327 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1980). “A.R.S. § 13-1904 provides as follows: A. A person commits armed robbery if in the course of committing robbery as defined in § 13-1902, such person or an accomplice: 1.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1904(C) — 1 case
State v. Archuleta, 603 P.2d 114 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1979).
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