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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: Fla. | Date Filed: 2018-12-20T00:00:00-08:00

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…8.2 Felony Battery 784.041 8.5 Robbery by Sudden 812.131(2)(b) 15.4 Snatching Grand theft - third 812.014…second 812.014(2)(b) 14.1 degree Robbery by sudden 812.131(2)(a) 15.4 snatching with a firearm or deadly weapon…8.2 Felony battery 784.041 8.5 Robbery by sudden 812.131(2)(b) 15.4 snatching Grand theft - third 812.014…second 812.014(2)(b) 14.1 degree Robbery By Sudden 812.131(2)(a) 15.4 Snatching with a firearm or deadly weapon

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

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2018-12-19T23:53:00-08:00

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… Felony Battery 784.041 8 .5 Robbery by Sudden 812.131(2)(b) 15.4 Snatchin g Grand theft _ third 812.014…second 812.014(2)(b) 14.1 degree Robbery by sudden 812.131(2)(a) 15 .4 snatching with a firearm or deadly …8.2 Felony battery 784.041 8.5 Robbery by sudden 812.131(2)(b) 15 .4 snatching Grand theft _ third 812.014…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: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2018-10-10T00:53:00-07:00

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

C.A. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2018-10-10T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 255 So. 3d 520

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

Douglas v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2018-02-06T23:53:00-08:00

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: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-12-21T00:00:00-08:00

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: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-11-14T00:00:00-08:00

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: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-02-17T00:00:00-08:00

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…victim’s person” as that term is used in section 812.131(1), Florida Statutes. Affirmed. LEVINE

Connolly, Jr. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-07-29T00:00:00-07:00

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… in fleeing after the attempt or commission. § 812.131 (3)(a), Fla. Stat. (2015). An act shall be deemed

O.A. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2014-09-03T00:53:00-07:00

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

O.A. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2014-09-03T00:00:00-07:00

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

A.M. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2014-08-06T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: 1999, the Florida Legislature enacted section 812.131, Florida Statutes, entitled “Robbery by Sudden…775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. §812.131, Fla. Stat. (2014). The statute does not… victim was or became aware of the taking.” § 812.131(1). This can be further established by comparing…SNATCHING § 812.131, Fla. Stat. To prove the crime

A.M. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2014-08-06T00:00:00-07:00

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 …provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. § 812.131, Fla. Stat. (2014). The statute does not require…the victim was or became aware of the taking.” § 812.131(1). This can be further established by comparing

A.M. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2014-07-16T00:53:00-07:00

Adams v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2013-10-11T00:00:00-07:00

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: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2013-06-14T00:00:00-07:00

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: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2011-07-28T00:00:00-07:00

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…her physical possession, as required by section 812.131, Florida Statutes; rather, the most that the facts…accordingly. This appeal followed. Analysis Section 812.131, Florida Statutes (2010), provides, in relevant… by sudden snatching" is helpful. Section 812.131(1), Florida Statutes, defines robbery as "

Clark v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2010-08-25T00:00:00-07:00

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…. . was or became aware of the taking." § 812.131(1), Fla. Stat. (2008). Instructions on completed…robbery by sudden snatching in violation of section 812.131(2)(b), Florida Statutes (2008), a third-degree

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

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2009-02-26T00:00:00-08:00

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… ROBBERY BY SUDDEN SNATCHING812.131 -----------------------------------------------

Thomas v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2008-06-11T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 983 So. 2d 746

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