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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES
Chapter 812
THEFT, ROBBERY, AND RELATED CRIMES
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F.S. 812.131
812.131 Robbery by sudden snatching.—
(1) “Robbery by sudden snatching” means the taking of money or other property from the victim’s person, with intent to permanently or temporarily deprive the victim or the owner of the money or other property, when, in the course of the taking, the victim was or became aware of the taking. In order to satisfy this definition, it is not necessary to show that:
(a) The offender used any amount of force beyond that effort necessary to obtain possession of the money or other property; or
(b) There was any resistance offered by the victim to the offender or that there was injury to the victim’s person.
(2)(a) If, in the course of committing a robbery by sudden snatching, the offender carried a firearm or other deadly weapon, the robbery by sudden snatching is a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(b) If, in the course of committing a robbery by sudden snatching, the offender carried no firearm or other deadly weapon, the robbery by sudden snatching is a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(3)(a) An act shall be deemed “in the course of committing a robbery by sudden snatching” if the act occurs in an attempt to commit robbery by sudden snatching or in fleeing after the attempt or commission.
(b) An act shall be deemed “in the course of the taking” if the act occurs prior to, contemporaneous with, or subsequent to the taking of the property and if such act and the act of taking constitute a continuous series of acts or events.
History.—s. 1, ch. 99-175.

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Amendments to 812.131


Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 812.131
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S812.131 2a - ROBBERY - BY SUDDEN SNATCHING W FIREARM OR WEAPON - F: S
S812.131 2b - ROBBERY - BY SUDDEN SNATCHING WO FIREARM OR WEAPON - F: T

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 812.131

Total Results: 20

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report 2018-06

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-12-20

Snippet: __second 812.014(2)( b) 14.1 degree Robbery by sudden 812.131(2)(a) 15 .4 snatchin g with a firearm or deadly

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report 2018-06.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-12-20

Citation: 260 So. 3d 941

Snippet: -_second 812.014(2)(b) 14.1 degree Robbery by sudden 812.131(2)(a) 15.4 snatching with a firearm or deadly weapon

C.A. v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-10-10

Citation: 255 So. 3d 520

Snippet: the money or other property' ") (quoting section 812.131, Fla. Stat. (2014) and Fla. Std. J. Inst. (Crim

C.A. v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-10-10

Snippet: the money or other property’”) (quoting section 812.131, Fla. Stat. (2014) and Fla. Std. J. Inst. (Crim

Douglas v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-02-07

Citation: 239 So. 3d 157

Snippet: see § 812.131(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2010), or that the victim offered any resistance, see § 812.131(1)(b)

Smith v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-12-21

Citation: 211 So. 3d 176, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 18676

Snippet: 810.02. 6. A robbery offense under s. 812.13, s. 812.131, or s. 812.135. 7. Carjacking under s. 812.133

Mathis v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-11-14

Citation: 204 So. 3d 104, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 16914

Snippet: 810.02. 6. A robbery offense undér s. 812.13, s. 812.131, or s. 812.135. 7. Carjacking under s. 812.133

K.S., a child v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-02-17

Citation: 186 So. 3d 41, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 2287

Snippet: “from the victim’s person” in violation of section 812.131(1), Florida Statutes (2014). Appellant attempts

Connolly, Jr. v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-07-29

Citation: 172 So. 3d 893, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 11352

Snippet: firearm or deadly weapon. See §§ 812.13(2)(a), 812.131(2)(a), 812.133(2)(a), Fla. Stat. (2015). Each of

O.A. v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-09-03

Citation: 146 So. 3d 135, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 13685, 2014 WL 4344546

Snippet: felonies: (i) robbery by sudden snatching (section 812.131, Florida Statutes (2014)), and, (ii) possession

O.A. v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-09-03

Snippet: felonies: (i) robbery by sudden snatching (section 812.131, Florida Statutes (2014)), and, (ii) possession

A.M. v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-08-06

Citation: 147 So. 3d 98, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 12145, 2014 WL 3456157

Snippet: 1999, the Florida Legislature enacted section 812.131, Florida Statutes, entitled “Robbery by Sudden

A.M. v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-08-06

Snippet: 1999, the Florida Legislature enacted section 812.131, Florida Statutes, entitled “Robbery by Sudden

A.M. v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-07-16

Snippet: 1999, the Florida Legislature enacted section 812.131, Florida Statutes, entitled “Robbery by Sudden

Adams v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-10-11

Citation: 122 So. 3d 976, 2013 WL 5576095, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 16224

Snippet: sudden snatching, a third-degree felony. See § 812.131, Fla. Stat. (2011). Allegedly, Adams attacked the

Lafferty v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-06-14

Citation: 114 So. 3d 1115, 2013 WL 2661819, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 9439

Snippet: occurred on June 6, 2011, in violation of section 812.131(2)(b). The vic*1117tim is the same victim listed

Wess v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-07-28

Citation: 67 So. 3d 1133, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 11853, 2011 WL 3198822

Snippet: robbery by sudden snatching pursuant to section 812.131, Florida Statutes. Appellant contends the trial

Clark v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-08-25

Citation: 43 So. 3d 814, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 12384, 2010 WL 3326161

Snippet: the third-degree felony proscribed by section 812.131, Florida Statutes (2008). In connection with permissive

In Re Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases—Report No. 2008-08

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-02-26

Citation: 6 So. 3d 574, 34 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 232, 2009 Fla. LEXIS 313, 2009 WL 465938

Snippet: in 2009. 15.4 ROBBERY BY SUDDEN SNATCHING § 812.131, Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of Robbery by Sudden

Thomas v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-06-11

Citation: 983 So. 2d 746, 2008 WL 2356416

Snippet: an element of either crime. See §§ 316.1935(2), 812.131(1), Fla. Stat.; see also Yates v. State, 978 So