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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-87.1 (2026)

Punishment for common-law robbery

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Robbery as defined at common law, other than robbery with a firearm or other dangerous weapon as defined by G.S. 14-87, shall be punishable as a Class G felony. (1979, c. 760, s. 5; 1993, c. 539, s. 1174; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)

 

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Cited in 22 cases, 1983–2020 · leading case: State v. Wilson, 580 S.E.2d 386 (N.C. Ct. App. 2003).
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State v. Wilson, 580 S.E.2d 386 (N.C. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 4× “Defendant was indicted by the Forsyth County Grand Jury on 30 July 2001 for common law robbery in violation of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-87.1 . Defendant pled not guilty, and the case came to trial on 22 January 2002 in the Superior Court of Forsyth County, the Honorable James M.”
United States v. Pedro Santiesteban-Hernandez, 469 F.3d 376 (5th Cir. 2006). “§ 636:1(1) (West 1996); N.C. Gen.Stat. Ann. § 14-87.1 (West 2003); N.”
State v. Muhammad, 552 S.E.2d 236 (N.C. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “See N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-87.1 . The Double Jeopardy Clause, found in the Fifth Amendment and enforceable against the states through the Fourteenth Amendment, ensures against a second prosecution for the same offense after acquittal or conviction, and against multiple punishments…”
United States v. Davis, 679 F.3d 177 (4th Cir. 2012). “See N.C. Gen.Stat. § 14-87.1 (West 2011). This charge will always be a robbery, whereas Alston's underlying charge for second-degree assault would not always qualify as a "violent felony" under the ACCA.”
Christopher Maney v. Terence Garrison, 681 F. App'x 210 (4th Cir. 2017). “See N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-87.1 ; see also Parker v.”
State v. Locklear, 450 S.E.2d 516 (N.C. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “The first indictment charged defendant with the offense of common law robbery, in violation of North Carolina General Statutes § 14-87.1 (1993), and the second indictment alleged defendant was an habitual felon, pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes § 14-7.”
State v. Bell, 602 S.E.2d 13 (N.C. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “See N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-87.1 (2003); N.C. Gen.”
State v. Williams, 393 S.E.2d 156 (N.C. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 2× “Defendant was convicted of common law robbery, a felony, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-87.1 , and of being an habitual felon.”
State v. McNeill, 778 S.E.2d 457 (N.C. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “Defendant's trial commenced at the 10 February 2014 criminal session of Cumberland County Superior Court, the Honorable Douglas B. Sasser, presiding.”
State v. Eure, 301 S.E.2d 452 (N.C. Ct. App. 1983). “G.S. 14-87.1 provides that attempted common law robbery is punishable as a Class H felony.”
State v. McFadden, 638 S.E.2d 633 (N.C. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “2d 386 , 389 (2003) (citation omitted); see also N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-87.1 (2005). The aggravating factor which defendant contends, if applied, would have made the crimes identical is found in N.”
In re T.H., 721 S.E.2d 728 (N.C. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “§ 14-33 (a), and common law robbery, in violation of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-87.1 , entered by the trial court on 26 May 2010.”
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