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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 651 (2026)

Robbery

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1.  A person is guilty of robbery if the person commits or attempts to commit theft and at the time of the person's actions:  
A. The actor recklessly inflicts bodily injury on another. Violation of this paragraph is a Class B crime;   [PL 2001, c. 383, §73 (AMD); PL 2001, c. 383, §156 (AFF).]
B. The actor intentionally or knowingly threatens to use force against any person present or otherwise places any person present in fear of the imminent use of force with the intent:  
(1) To prevent or overcome resistance to the taking of the property, or to the retention of the property immediately after the taking; or  
(2) To compel the person in control of the property to give it up or to engage in other conduct that aids in the taking or carrying away of the property.  
Violation of this paragraph is a Class B crime;   [PL 2025, c. 327, §1 (AMD).]
C. The actor uses physical force on another with the intent specified in paragraph B, subparagraph (1) or (2). Violation of this paragraph is a Class A crime;   [PL 2001, c. 383, §73 (AMD); PL 2001, c. 383, §156 (AFF).]
D. The actor intentionally inflicts or attempts to inflict bodily injury on another. Violation of this paragraph is a Class A crime; or   [PL 2001, c. 383, §73 (AMD); PL 2001, c. 383, §156 (AFF).]
E. The actor is armed with a dangerous weapon in the course of a robbery as defined in paragraphs A through D or knows that the accomplice is so armed. Violation of this paragraph is a Class A crime.   [PL 2001, c. 383, §73 (AMD); PL 2001, c. 383, §156 (AFF).]
[PL 2025, c. 327, §1 (AMD).]
2. 
[PL 2001, c. 383, §74 (RP); PL 2001, c. 383, §156 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 740, §73 (RPR). PL 2001, c. 383, §§73,74 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 383, §156 (AFF). PL 2017, c. 157, §1 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 327, §1 (AMD).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 152 cases (15 in the last 5 years), 1976–2025 · leading case: State of Maine v. Marcus Asante, 2020 ME 90 (Me. 2020).
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State of Maine v. Marcus Asante, 2020 ME 90 (Me. 2020). · cites it 6× “§ 201(1)(A) (2020), and robbery (Class A), 17-A M.R.S. § 651(1)(D), (E) (2020), entered by the court (Aroostook County, Stewart, J.”
People v. Williams, 814 N.W.2d 270 (Mich. 2012). · cites it 2× “030; Maine—Me Rev Stat tit 17-A, § 651; Maryland—Md Code Ann, Crim Law 3-402; Montana—Mont Code Ann 45-5-401; New Hampshire—NH Rev Stat Ann 636:1; New Jersey—NJ Stat Ann 2C:15-1; North Carolina—NC Gen Stat 14-87; North Dakota—ND Cent Code 12.”
State v. Owens, 20 S.W.3d 634 (Tenn. 2000). · cites it 3× “030 (Michie 1999); Me.Rev.Stat. Ann. tit. 17-A, § 651 (West 1983); Minn.”
State v. Milliken, 2010 ME 1 (Me. 2010). · cites it 3× “[¶ 6] Milliken was indicted by the Sa-gadahoc County Grand Jury on one count of robbery (Class B), 17-A M.R.S. § 651(1)(B)(2) (2008), 1 and one count of stealing drugs (Class C), 17-A M.”
State v. Hewey, 622 A.2d 1151 (Me. 1993). · cites it 2× “) on a jury verdict finding him guilty of robbery, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 651(1)(C) (1983) 1 and from the sentence imposed by the court.”
State of Maine v. Joshua R. Nisbet, 2016 ME 36 (Me. 2016). · cites it 2× “Nisbet was convicted of robbery (Class A), 17-A M.R.S. § 651(1)(E) (2015), in the Unified Criminal Docket (Cumberland County, Warren, J.”
State v. Tomah, 1999 ME 109 (Me. 1999). · cites it 4× “" [2] Title 17-A M.R.S.A. § 651 provides, 1. A person is guilty of robbery if he commits or attempts to commit theft and at the time of his actions: .”
United States v. Pedro Santiesteban-Hernandez, 469 F.3d 376 (5th Cir. 2006). “02 ; see also Me.Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 17-A, § 651(I)(A) (West 2003); Mont.”
State v. LaPlante, 534 A.2d 959 (Me. 1987). · cites it 4× “A specific allegation of theft under any of those sections will support evidentiary proof of theft under any other of those chapter 15 sections.”
State v. Leonard, 2002 ME 125 (Me. 2002). · cites it 3× “[¶ 14] Accordingly, the Superior Court appropriately denied Leonard’s motion to suppress the statements that Leonard made and the items observed and seized in both the warrantless- and warrant-supported search of his residence.”
State v. Rice, 2007 ME 122 (Me. 2007). · cites it 6× “) for robbery (Class A), 17-A M.R.S. § 651(1)(B), (E) (2006); burglary (Class A), 17-A M.”
United States v. Nason, 269 F.3d 10 (1st Cir. 2001). “Me.Rev.Stat. Ann. tit. 17-A, § 651(1)(C).”
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— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 651(1) — 13 cases
Mut. Fire Ins. v. Hancock, 634 A.2d 1312 (Me. 1993).
State v. Ho Tai, 629 A.2d 594 (Me. 1993).
State v. Little, 527 A.2d 754 (Me. 1987).
State v. Harrigan, 662 A.2d 196 (Me. 1995).
State v. Allison, 427 A.2d 471 (Me. 1981).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 651(1)(A) — 5 cases
State v. Fernald, 397 A.2d 194 (Me. 1979).
United States v. Tyren Cervenak, 135 F.4th 311 (6th Cir. 2025).
State v. Gagnon, 379 A.2d 395 (Me. 1977).
United States v. Tyren Cervenak (6th Cir. 2025).
State v. Pratt, 501 A.2d 431 (Me. 1985).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 651(1)(B) — 9 cases
State v. Rice, 2007 ME 122 (Me. 2007). “) for robbery (Class A), 17-A M.R.S. § 651(1)(B), (E) (2006); burglary (Class A), 17-A M.”
State v. Forbes, 445 A.2d 8 (Me. 1982).
State v. Mishne, 427 A.2d 450 (Me. 1981).
Landry v. Leonard, 1998 ME 241 (Me. 1998).
State v. Hafford, 410 A.2d 219 (Me. 1980).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 651(1)(B)(1) — 1 case
State v. Young, 390 A.2d 1056 (Me. 1978).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 651(1)(B)(2) — 5 cases
State v. Milliken, 2010 ME 1 (Me. 2010). “[¶ 6] Milliken was indicted by the Sa-gadahoc County Grand Jury on one count of robbery (Class B), 17-A M.R.S. § 651(1)(B)(2) (2008), 1 and one count of stealing drugs (Class C), 17-A M.”
State of Maine v. Andrew M. Sousa, 2019 ME 171 (Me. 2019).
State of Maine v. Kyle A. Chase, 2023 ME 32 (Me. 2023).
State v. Mair, 670 A.2d 910 (Me. 1996).
State v. Cook, 2009 ME 119 (Me. 2009).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 651(1)(C) — 23 cases
State v. Hewey, 622 A.2d 1151 (Me. 1993). “) on a jury verdict finding him guilty of robbery, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 651(1)(C) (1983) 1 and from the sentence imposed by the court.”
United States v. Nason, 269 F.3d 10 (1st Cir. 2001). “Me.Rev.Stat. Ann. tit. 17-A, § 651(1)(C).”
State v. Bleyl, 435 A.2d 1349 (Me. 1981).
State v. Robbins, 999 A.2d 936 (Me. 2010).
State of Maine v. Aubrey Armstrong, 2019 ME 117 (Me. 2019).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 651(1)(D) — 19 cases
State of Maine v. Marcus Asante, 2020 ME 90 (Me. 2020). “§ 201(1)(A) (2020), and robbery (Class A), 17-A M.R.S. § 651(1)(D), (E) (2020), entered by the court (Aroostook County, Stewart, J.”
State v. Dwyer, 2009 ME 127 (Me. 2009).
State of Maine v. Jomo White, 2022 ME 54 (Me. 2022).
State v. Linscott, 520 A.2d 1067 (Me. 1987).
State v. Fortune, 34 A.3d 1115 (Me. 2011).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 651(1)(E) — 31 cases
State of Maine v. Joshua R. Nisbet, 2016 ME 36 (Me. 2016). “Nisbet was convicted of robbery (Class A), 17-A M.R.S. § 651(1)(E) (2015), in the Unified Criminal Docket (Cumberland County, Warren, J.”
State of Maine v. Marcus Asante, 2020 ME 90 (Me. 2020). “§ 201(1)(A) (2020), and robbery (Class A), 17-A M.R.S. § 651(1)(D), (E) (2020), entered by the court (Aroostook County, Stewart, J.”
State v. Lagasse, 149 A.3d 1153 (Me. 2016).
State v. Tomah, 1999 ME 109 (Me. 1999). “" [2] Title 17-A M.R.S.A. § 651 provides, 1. A person is guilty of robbery if he commits or attempts to commit theft and at the time of his actions: .”
State v. LaPlante, 534 A.2d 959 (Me. 1987). “A specific allegation of theft under any of those sections will support evidentiary proof of theft under any other of those chapter 15 sections.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 651(2) — 4 cases
State v. Leonard, 2002 ME 125 (Me. 2002). “[¶ 14] Accordingly, the Superior Court appropriately denied Leonard’s motion to suppress the statements that Leonard made and the items observed and seized in both the warrantless- and warrant-supported search of his residence.”
Raymond v. State, 467 A.2d 161 (Me. 1983).
State v. Harrigan, 662 A.2d 196 (Me. 1995).
State v. Shackelford, 634 A.2d 1292 (Me. 1993).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 651(B) — 1 case
State v. Baker, 423 A.2d 227 (Me. 1980).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 651(B)(1) — 2 cases
United States v. Bishop, 350 F. Supp. 2d 127 (D. Me. 2004).
State v. Daigle, 525 A.2d 220 (Me. 1987).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 651(B)(2) — 1 case
State v. Littlefield, 389 A.2d 16 (Me. 1978).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 651(C) — 1 case
State v. Bennett, 2006 ME 103 (Me. 2006).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 651(E) — 1 case
Brooks v. State, 552 A.2d 872 (Md. 1989).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 651(I)(A) — 1 case
United States v. Pedro Santiesteban-Hernandez, 469 F.3d 376 (5th Cir. 2006). “02 ; see also Me.Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 17-A, § 651(I)(A) (West 2003); Mont.”
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