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La. Rev. Stat. § 14:64 (2026)

SUBPART B. BY MISAPPROPRIATION WITH VIOLENCE TO THE PERSON

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SUBPART B. BY MISAPPROPRIATION WITH VIOLENCE TO THE PERSON

§64. Armed robbery

A. Armed robbery is the taking of anything of value belonging to another from the person of another or that is in the immediate control of another, by use of force or intimidation, while armed with a dangerous weapon.

B. Whoever commits the crime of armed robbery shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than ten years and for not more than ninety-nine years, without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2,589 cases (91 in the last 5 years), 1961–2026 · leading case: State v. Jackson, 55 So. 3d 767 (La. 2011).
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State v. Jackson, 55 So. 3d 767 (La. 2011). · cites it 20× “It is undisputed that Williams owed the defendant between eight and ten dollars, which Williams went to pay.”
State v. King, 969 So. 2d 1228 (La. 2007). · cites it 9× “3 [1] should be imposed upon a defendant convicted of armed robbery with a firearm pursuant to LSA-R.S. 14:64 [2] when the defendant is adjudicated a habitual offender and sentenced under the provisions of LSA-R.”
State v. Smith, 23 So. 3d 291 (La. 2009). · cites it 10× “Following trial by jury, defendant was found guilty as charged and sentenced to 12 years imprisonment at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.”
State v. Deruise, 802 So. 2d 1224 (La. 2001). · cites it 4× “La.Rev.Stat. § 14:64; State v. Seals, 95-0305, p.”
State v. Johnson, 9 So. 3d 1084 (La. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 8× “R.S. 14:64. The defendant was arraigned on all counts on April 11, 2005.”
State v. Smith, 839 So. 2d 1 (La. 2003). · cites it 2× “R.S. 14:64. He pled not guilty and, after a trial by jury, was convicted as charged.”
State v. Mason, 59 So. 3d 419 (La. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 6× “, was convicted of one count of armed robbery in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:64 (count one), and one count of attempted armed robbery in violation of LSA-R.”
State v. Smith, 433 So. 2d 688 (La. 1983). · cites it 2× “Defendant Jessie Lee Smith was convicted of armed robbery, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:64, and sentenced to 60 years at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.”
State v. Davis, 975 So. 2d 60 (La. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 7× “Davis, appeals his conviction of two counts of armed robbery, violations of LSA-R.S. 14:64. On appeal he argues that the trial court failed to provide him with a neutral and impartial translator, thus requiring a mistrial, and that the sentence imposed by the trial court was…”
State v. Willis, 56 So. 3d 362 (La. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 11× “R.S. 14:64. After a jury trial, a unanimous jury found Willis guilty as charged on both counts.”
State v. Ordodi, 946 So. 2d 654 (La. 2006). · cites it 2× “R.S. 14:64 and La. R.S. 14:27. After trial, the jury found the defendant guilty on both counts.”
State v. Taylor, 887 So. 2d 589 (La. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 3× “Defendant, Rene Taylor, appeals his conviction and sentence on a charge of armed robbery in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:64. For reasons that follow, we affirm.”
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— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:64(13) — 1 case
State v. Anderson, 116 So. 3d 1045 (La. Ct. App. 2013).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:64(A) — 133 cases
State v. Jackson, 55 So. 3d 767 (La. 2011). “It is undisputed that Williams owed the defendant between eight and ten dollars, which Williams went to pay.”
State v. Allen, 828 So. 2d 622 (La. Ct. App. 2002).
State v. Amos, 192 So. 3d 822 (La. Ct. App. 2016).
State v. Juniors, 915 So. 2d 291 (La. 2005).
State v. Smith, 23 So. 3d 291 (La. 2009). “Following trial by jury, defendant was found guilty as charged and sentenced to 12 years imprisonment at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:64(A)(1) — 1 case
State v. Thomas, 159 So. 3d 1115 (La. Ct. App. 2015).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:64(B) — 200 cases
State v. Johnson, 9 So. 3d 1084 (La. Ct. App. 2009). “R.S. 14:64. The defendant was arraigned on all counts on April 11, 2005.”
State v. Smith, 433 So. 2d 688 (La. 1983). “Defendant Jessie Lee Smith was convicted of armed robbery, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:64, and sentenced to 60 years at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.”
State v. Amos, 192 So. 3d 822 (La. Ct. App. 2016).
State v. Long, 106 So. 3d 1136 (La. Ct. App. 2012).
State v. Horne, 88 So. 3d 562 (La. Ct. App. 2012).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:64(B)(4) — 1 case
State of Louisiana v. Tim S. Carroll (La. Ct. App. 2020).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:64(F) — 1 case
State v. Reed, 61 So. 3d 74 (La. Ct. App. 2011).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:64(b) — 1 case
State v. Wimberly, 618 So. 2d 908 (La. Ct. App. 1993).
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