Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 609.24 (2026)

Simple Robbery

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Whoever, having knowledge of not being entitled thereto, takes personal property from the person or in the presence of another and uses or threatens the imminent use of force against any person to overcome the person's resistance or powers of resistance to, or to compel acquiescence in, the taking or carrying away of the property is guilty of robbery and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 105 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1967–2035 · leading case: United States v. William Libby, Jr., 880 F.3d 1011 (8th Cir. 2018).
United States v. William Libby, Jr., 880 F.3d 1011 (8th Cir. 2018). · cites it 9× “*1015 Minn. Stat. § 609.24 . A conviction under Minn.”
State v. Stanifer, 382 N.W.2d 213 (Minn. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 22× “Appellant Dwayne Stanifer was convicted after a jury trial of simple robbery and *215 fifth-degree assault in violation of Minn. Stat. §§ 609.24 and 609.224 (1984).”
Campos v. State, 816 N.W.2d 480 (Minn. 2012). · cites it 6× “On May 26, 2009, the State filed a delinquency petition in juvenile court, charging Reyes Campos with felony simple robbery committed for the benefit of a gang pursuant to Minn.Stat. §§ 609.24 and 609.229, subds. 2, 3(a), 4 (2010).”
State v. Slaughter, 691 N.W.2d 70 (Minn. 2005). · cites it 6× “1 (2004) and one count of simple robbery under Minn.Stat. § 609.24 (2004). After Slaughter waived his right to a jury trial, the district -court acquitted him of the charged robbery offenses, but convicted him of .”
State v. Bowen, 910 N.W.2d 39 (Minn. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 16× “1 (2016), and simple robbery, in violation of Minn. Stat. § 609.24 (2016). Bowen represented himself in the district court with the assistance of advisory counsel.”
State v. Charlton, 338 N.W.2d 26 (Minn. 1983). · cites it 9× “245, 1 which incorporates the crime of simple robbery, Minn. Stat. § 609.24 , 2 and with liability for the crimes of another under Minn.”
State v. Gaiovnik, 794 N.W.2d 643 (Minn. 2011). · cites it 4× “The State charged Gaiovnik with simple robbery in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.24 (2010), theft in violation of Minn.”
State v. Kvale, 302 N.W.2d 650 (Minn. 1981). · cites it 8× “Minn.Stat. § 609.24 (1980) defines simple robbery as follows: Whoever, knowing he is not entitled thereto, takes personal property from the person or in the presence of another and uses or threatens the imminent use of force against any person to overcome his resistance or…”
State v. Bowen, 921 N.W.2d 763 (Minn. 2019). · cites it 8× “Minn. Stat. § 609.24 (emphasis added). As a threshold matter, the State contends that a previous decision of ours, State v.”
State of Minnesota v. Dakari Michael Coles, 862 N.W.2d 477 (Minn. 2015). · cites it 4× “05 (2014), and two counts of simple robbery under Minn. Stat. § 609.24 (2014) for another incident.”
United States v. Randall Jennings, 860 F.3d 450 (7th Cir. 2017). · cites it 2× “Minn. Stat. § 609.24 provides *454 that “[w]hoever, having knowledge of not being entitled thereto, takes personal property from the person or in the presence of another and uses or threatens the imminent use of force against any person to overcome the person’s resistance or…”
United States v. Charles Lynch Pettis, 888 F.3d 962 (8th Cir. 2018). · cites it 3× “" Minn. Stat. § 609.24 . Citing our decision in United States v.”
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