New Jersey Statutes
N.J. Stat. § 2C:15-1 (2026)
Robbery
✓ current as of May 2026
a. Robbery defined. A person is guilty of robbery if, in the course of committing a theft, he:
(1) Inflicts bodily injury or uses force upon another; or
(2) Threatens another with or purposely puts him in fear of immediate bodily injury; or
(3) Commits or threatens immediately to commit any crime of the first or second degree.
An act shall be deemed to be included in the phrase "in the course of committing a theft" if it occurs in an attempt to commit theft or in immediate flight after the attempt or commission.
b. Grading. Robbery is a crime of the second degree, except that it is a crime of the first degree if in the course of committing the theft the actor attempts to kill anyone, or purposely inflicts or attempts to inflict serious bodily injury, or is armed with, or uses or threatens the immediate use of a deadly weapon.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 964
cases (459 in the last 5 years), 1982–2026 · leading case: State v. Alexander, 183 A.3d 903 (N.J. 2018).
State v. Alexander, 183 A.3d 903 (N.J. 2018). “2C:15-1(b) ; first-degree robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1 ; fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, N.”
State of New Jersey v. Jonathan Zembreski, 138 A.3d 583 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2016). “The underlying theft is committed when an individual "unlawfully takes, or exercises unlawful control over, movable property of another with purpose to deprive him thereof.”
State v. Vincenty, 202 A.3d 1273 (N.J. 2019). “2C:11-3 ; first-degree armed robbery, contrary to *1277 N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1 ; second-degree conspiracy to commit armed robbery, contrary to N.”
State v. Osborne S. Maloney (068877), 77 A.3d 1147 (N.J. 2013). “2C:5-2 and 2C:18- 2; two counts of first-degree armed robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1; second-degree burglary, N.”
Owens v. Armstrong, 171 F. Supp. 3d 316 (D.N.J. 2016). “Plaintiff was later indicted for first-degree armed robbery, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:15-1; third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, N.”
State v. Hooper, 208 A.3d 38 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2019). “2C:5-2 and N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1 (count one); first-degree armed robbery, N.”
State v. Bailey, 176 A.3d 800 (N.J. 2018). “A second indictment (“Indictment 1317”), issued on September 5, 2012, charged defendant with first-degree robbery of Carlos Guerrero, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1; first-degree robbery of Alex Mejia, N.”
State v. Jones, 180 A.3d 288 (N.J. 2018). “The indictment charged defendant with first-degree armed robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1 ; second-degree possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes, N.”
State v. Twiggs, 187 A.3d 123 (N.J. 2018). “2C:5-2(a), and robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1(a). Twiggs moved to dismiss the indictment, arguing that the claim was barred by the general criminal statute of limitations, N.”
Kenyatta Erkins v. State of Indiana, 13 N.E.3d 400 (Ind. 2014). “”); N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:15-1(a)(1) (“A person is guilty of robbery if, in the course of committing a theft, he: (1) Inflicts bodily injury or uses force upon another.”
K. A. v. Attorney Gen. United States, 997 F.3d 99 (3rd Cir. 2021). “This petition to review a motion to reopen decade-old immigration proceedings turns on a single legal issue: whether a conviction from 2000 for second-degree New Jersey robbery, see N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:15-1, constitutes an aggravated felony “theft offense” under the Immigration…”
State of New Jersey v. Rodney Armour, 141 A.3d 381 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2016). “Defendant was found guilty by a jury of second-degree robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1(a). We adopt the essential facts from our decision affirming defendant's conviction: The robbery was committed around 9 p.”
— N.J. Stat. § 2C:15-1(1) — 1 case
State of New Jersey in the Interest of D.r.-j. (fj-18-0260-16, Fj-18-0261-16, & Fj-18-0147-17, Somerset Cnty. & Statewide) (record Impounded) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2019).
— N.J. Stat. § 2C:15-1(A)(1) — 2 cases
State of New Jersey v. Ross Brown (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2024).
State of New Jersey v. Jimmy German (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2025).
— N.J. Stat. § 2C:15-1(A)(2) — 1 case
State of New Jersey Vs. J.Y.D. (12-05-1124, Atl. Cnty. & Statewide) (record Impounded) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2017).
— N.J. Stat. § 2C:15-1(a) — 95 cases
State v. Twiggs, 187 A.3d 123 (N.J. 2018). “2C:5-2(a), and robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1(a). Twiggs moved to dismiss the indictment, arguing that the claim was barred by the general criminal statute of limitations, N.”
State of New Jersey v. Rodney Armour, 141 A.3d 381 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2016). “Defendant was found guilty by a jury of second-degree robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1(a). We adopt the essential facts from our decision affirming defendant's conviction: The robbery was committed around 9 p.”
State v. Alexander, 183 A.3d 903 (N.J. 2018). “2C:15-1(b) ; first-degree robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1 ; fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, N.”
United States v. Pedro Santiesteban-Hernandez, 469 F.3d 376 (5th Cir. 2006).
State of New Jersey v. Jonathan Zembreski, 138 A.3d 583 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2016). “The underlying theft is committed when an individual "unlawfully takes, or exercises unlawful control over, movable property of another with purpose to deprive him thereof.”
— N.J. Stat. § 2C:15-1(a)(1) — 201 cases
Kenyatta Erkins v. State of Indiana, 13 N.E.3d 400 (Ind. 2014). “”); N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:15-1(a)(1) (“A person is guilty of robbery if, in the course of committing a theft, he: (1) Inflicts bodily injury or uses force upon another.”
State v. Witherspoon, 329 P.3d 888 (Wash. 2014).
State v. James Buckner (074390), 121 A.3d 290 (N.J. 2015).
State v. Rodney J. Miles a/k/a Jamal D. Allen (077035) (Camden Cnty. & Statewide), 160 A.3d 23 (N.J. 2017).
In re Interest of J.A., 186 A.3d 266 (N.J. 2018).
— N.J. Stat. § 2C:15-1(a)(2) — 106 cases
State of New Jersey v. Jonathan Zembreski, 138 A.3d 583 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2016). “The underlying theft is committed when an individual "unlawfully takes, or exercises unlawful control over, movable property of another with purpose to deprive him thereof.”
State v. Cruz-Pena, 212 A.3d 488 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2019).
People of Guam v. Dennis Castro Aldan, aka Dennis Gatus Castro, aka Danny Christopher Castro, 2022 Guam 4 (Guam 2022).
State of New Jersey Vs. Rommel E. Sedin 14-06-0716, Middlesex Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2020).
State of New Jersey Vs. Kris B. Myers (13-11-3313, Camden Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2017).
— N.J. Stat. § 2C:15-1(a)(3) — 13 cases
State of New Jersey Vs. Evens Dumas (15-04-0466, Bergen Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2020).
State of New Jersey Vs. Alan a. Bienkowski (16-07-1181, Monmouth Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2019).
State of New Jersey Vs. Shawn Custis (14-01-0204, Essex Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2018).
State of New Jersey Vs. Mohamed F. Abdi (17-02-0085 & 17-02-0120, Hudson Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2018).
State of New Jersey Vs. Shawn Jackson (89-12-3501 & 90-11-3310, Atl. Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2019).
— N.J. Stat. § 2C:15-1(b) — 50 cases
State v. Alexander, 183 A.3d 903 (N.J. 2018). “2C:15-1(b) ; first-degree robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1 ; fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, N.”
State v. Bass, 197 A.3d 192 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2018).
State of New Jersey v. Donnell W. Ancrum, 159 A.3d 433 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2017).
State of New Jersey v. Jerome L. Faucette, 108 A.3d 2 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2015).
K. A. v. Attorney Gen. United States, 997 F.3d 99 (3rd Cir. 2021). “This petition to review a motion to reopen decade-old immigration proceedings turns on a single legal issue: whether a conviction from 2000 for second-degree New Jersey robbery, see N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:15-1, constitutes an aggravated felony “theft offense” under the Immigration…”
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