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Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.01 (2026)

Aggravated robbery

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September 16, 1997
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House Bill 151 - 122nd General Assembly
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(A) No person, in attempting or committing a theft offense, as defined in section 2913.01 of the Revised Code, or in fleeing immediately after the attempt or offense, shall do any of the following:

(1) Have a deadly weapon on or about the offender's person or under the offender's control and either display the weapon, brandish it, indicate that the offender possesses it, or use it;

(2) Have a dangerous ordnance on or about the offender's person or under the offender's control;

(3) Inflict, or attempt to inflict, serious physical harm on another.

(B) No person, without privilege to do so, shall knowingly remove or attempt to remove a deadly weapon from the person of a law enforcement officer, or shall knowingly deprive or attempt to deprive a law enforcement officer of a deadly weapon, when both of the following apply:

(1) The law enforcement officer, at the time of the removal, attempted removal, deprivation, or attempted deprivation, is acting within the course and scope of the officer's duties;

(2) The offender knows or has reasonable cause to know that the law enforcement officer is a law enforcement officer.

(C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of aggravated robbery, a felony of the first degree.

(D) As used in this section:

(1) "Deadly weapon" and "dangerous ordnance" have the same meanings as in section 2923.11 of the Revised Code.

(2) "Law enforcement officer" has the same meaning as in section 2901.01 of the Revised Code and also includes employees of the department of rehabilitation and correction who are authorized to carry weapons within the course and scope of their duties.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1,989 cases (516 in the last 5 years), 1961–2026 · leading case: State v. Horner, 2010 Ohio 3830 (Ohio 2010).
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State v. Horner, 2010 Ohio 3830 (Ohio 2010). · cites it 84× “” {¶ 14} R.C. 2911.01 defines the elements of aggravated robbery as follows: {¶ 15} “(A) No person, in attempting or committing a theft offense, as defined in section 2913.”
State v. Lester, 2009 Ohio 4225 (Ohio 2009). · cites it 54× “R.C. 2911.01 provides: {¶ 11} “(A) No person, in attempting or committing a theft offense, as defined in section 2913.”
State v. Wesson, 2013 Ohio 4575 (Ohio 2013). · cites it 18× “01 of the Revised Code,” and R.C. 2911.01 thereby incorporates the mens rea of the underlying theft offense.”
State v. Lang, 2011 Ohio 4215 (Ohio 2011). · cites it 10× “{¶ 34} Count Three of the indictment, the aggravated-robbery charge, followed the wording of R.C. 2911.01(A)(1). The indictment alleged that Lang “did, in attempting or committing a theft offense, as defined in Section 2913.”
State v. Adams (Slip Opinion), 2015 Ohio 3954 (Ohio 2015). · cites it 9× “01(K)(1) then, as now, included the crime of aggravated robbery under R.C. 2911.01. See Sub.S.B. No. 183, 140 Ohio Laws, Part I, 505, 510.”
State v. Harris, 2009 Ohio 3323 (Ohio 2009). · cites it 19× “02(A)(2) and aggravated robbery defined in R.C. 2911.01(A)(1) are allied offenses of similar import, and therefore a defendant cannot be convicted of both offenses when both are committed with the same animus against the same victim.”
State v. Winn, 2009 Ohio 1059 (Ohio 2009). · cites it 10× “” {¶ 17} R.C. 2911.01 defines aggravated robbery as follows: {¶ 18} “(A) No person, in attempting or committing a theft offense, as defined in section 2913.”
State v. Evans, 2009 Ohio 2974 (Ohio 2009). · cites it 7× “A Cuyahoga County grand jury indicted Evans on one count of aggravated robbery in violation of R.C. 2911.01(A)(1), stating that he “did, in attempting or committing a theft offense, as defined in Section 2913.”
State v. Aalim (Slip Opinion), 2017 Ohio 2956 (Ohio 2017). · cites it 4× “Aalim, engaged in conduct that would be considered aggravated robbery in violation of R.C. 2911.01(A)(1) if committed by an adult.”
State v. Nelson, 2017 Ohio 5568 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 10× “]” Aggravated robbery, in violation of R.C. 2911.01(A), provides in pertinent part: No person, in attempting or committing a theft offense, as defined in section 2913.”
State v. Palmer, 1997 Ohio 312 (Ohio 1997). · cites it 8× “01(A)(2) (now found in R.C. 2911.01[A][3]), and the question whether he killed before he stole or stole before he killed is of no consequence.”
United States v. Patterson, 853 F.3d 298 (6th Cir. 2017). · cites it 6× “Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.01. According to the Supreme Court of Ohio, “[o]ne cannot display, brandish, indicate possession of, or use a deadly weapon in the context of committing a theft offense without conveying an implied threat to inflict physical harm.”
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— Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.01(A) — 110 cases
State v. Adams (Slip Opinion), 2015 Ohio 3954 (Ohio 2015). “01(K)(1) then, as now, included the crime of aggravated robbery under R.C. 2911.01. See Sub.S.B. No. 183, 140 Ohio Laws, Part I, 505, 510.”
State v. Horner, 2010 Ohio 3830 (Ohio 2010). “” {¶ 14} R.C. 2911.01 defines the elements of aggravated robbery as follows: {¶ 15} “(A) No person, in attempting or committing a theft offense, as defined in section 2913.”
State v. Campbell, 2000 Ohio 183 (Ohio 2000).
State v. Radabaugh, 2024 Ohio 5640 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024).
State v. Belton (Slip Opinion), 2016 Ohio 1581 (Ohio 2016).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.01(A)(1) — 1214 cases
State v. Lester, 2009 Ohio 4225 (Ohio 2009). “R.C. 2911.01 provides: {¶ 11} “(A) No person, in attempting or committing a theft offense, as defined in section 2913.”
State v. Harris, 2009 Ohio 3323 (Ohio 2009). “02(A)(2) and aggravated robbery defined in R.C. 2911.01(A)(1) are allied offenses of similar import, and therefore a defendant cannot be convicted of both offenses when both are committed with the same animus against the same victim.”
State v. Lang, 2011 Ohio 4215 (Ohio 2011). “{¶ 34} Count Three of the indictment, the aggravated-robbery charge, followed the wording of R.C. 2911.01(A)(1). The indictment alleged that Lang “did, in attempting or committing a theft offense, as defined in Section 2913.”
State v. Wesson, 2013 Ohio 4575 (Ohio 2013). “01 of the Revised Code,” and R.C. 2911.01 thereby incorporates the mens rea of the underlying theft offense.”
State v. Horner, 2010 Ohio 3830 (Ohio 2010). “” {¶ 14} R.C. 2911.01 defines the elements of aggravated robbery as follows: {¶ 15} “(A) No person, in attempting or committing a theft offense, as defined in section 2913.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.01(A)(1)(2) — 2 cases
State v. Milner, 2015 Ohio 5005 (Ohio Ct. App. 2015).
State v. McCabe, 2018 Ohio 3176 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.01(A)(1)(3) — 1 case
State v. Miller, 2021 Ohio 1149 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.01(A)(1)(A)(3) — 1 case
State v. Alston, 2017 Ohio 8616 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.01(A)(1)(B) — 4 cases
State v. Dixon, 2013 Ohio 2951 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013).
State v. Hood, 724 N.E.2d 1238 (Ohio Ct. App. 1999).
State v. Jackson, 688 N.E.2d 287 (Ohio Ct. App. 1996).
State v. Powers, 2011 Ohio 6541 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.01(A)(1)(C) — 36 cases
State v. Brown, 2017 Ohio 7704 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017).
State v. Bellard, 2013 Ohio 2956 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013).
State v. Helms, 2010 Ohio 4872 (Ohio Ct. App. 2010).
State v. Reese, 2016 Ohio 557 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016).
State v. Parker, 2017 Ohio 4382 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.01(A)(1)(C)(1) — 1 case
State v. Sherman, 2021 Ohio 2894 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.01(A)(1)(c) — 2 cases
State v. Williams, 2015 Ohio 4100 (Ohio Ct. App. 2015).
State v. Chaney, 2023 Ohio 8 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.01(A)(10) — 1 case
State v. Floyd, 2017 Ohio 386 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.01(A)(2) — 52 cases
State v. Adams (Slip Opinion), 2015 Ohio 3954 (Ohio 2015). “01(K)(1) then, as now, included the crime of aggravated robbery under R.C. 2911.01. See Sub.S.B. No. 183, 140 Ohio Laws, Part I, 505, 510.”
State v. Wharf, 715 N.E.2d 172 (Ohio 1999).
State v. Palmer, 1997 Ohio 312 (Ohio 1997). “01(A)(2) (now found in R.C. 2911.01[A][3]), and the question whether he killed before he stole or stole before he killed is of no consequence.”
State v. Tenace, 109 Ohio St. 3d 255 (Ohio 2006).
State v. McSwain, 607 N.E.2d 929 (Ohio Ct. App. 1992).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.01(A)(2)(B) — 3 cases
State v. Daviduk, 2019 Ohio 1132 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019).
State v. Freeman, 2014 Ohio 5725 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014).
State v. Williams, 2012 Ohio 6277 (Ohio Ct. App. 2012).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.01(A)(3) — 314 cases
State v. Horner, 2010 Ohio 3830 (Ohio 2010). “” {¶ 14} R.C. 2911.01 defines the elements of aggravated robbery as follows: {¶ 15} “(A) No person, in attempting or committing a theft offense, as defined in section 2913.”
State v. Wesson, 2013 Ohio 4575 (Ohio 2013). “01 of the Revised Code,” and R.C. 2911.01 thereby incorporates the mens rea of the underlying theft offense.”
State v. McKelton (Slip Opinion), 2016 Ohio 5735 (Ohio 2016).
State v. Lee, 2010 Ohio 5672 (Ohio Ct. App. 2010).
State v. Hand (Slip Opinion), 2016 Ohio 5504 (Ohio 2016).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.01(A)(3)(C) — 5 cases
State v. Chapman, 2020 Ohio 5589 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020).
State v. Brown, 2017 Ohio 7704 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017).
State v. Hudson, 2011 Ohio 1343 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011).
Chapman v. Foley (N.D. Ohio 2024).
State v. Bell, 2018 Ohio 3486 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.01(A)(3)(c) — 6 cases
State v. Barnette, 2014 Ohio 5673 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014).
State v. Barnette, 2024 Ohio 2870 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024).
State ex rel. Barnette v. Sweeney, 2022 Ohio 3425 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022).
Barnette v. May (N.D. Ohio 2024).
Barnette v. Bunting (N.D. Ohio 2024).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.01(A)(I) — 1 case
State v. Johnpillai, 2023 Ohio 37 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.01(A)(l) — 3 cases
State v. Singfield, 918 N.E.2d 187 (Ohio Ct. App. 2009).
State v. Grimsley, 721 N.E.2d 488 (Ohio Ct. App. 1998).
State v. Woody, 2021 Ohio 860 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.01(AX1) — 1 case
State v. Thomas, 8 Ohio App. Unrep. 157 (Ohio Ct. App. 1990).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.01(B) — 17 cases
State v. Horner, 2010 Ohio 3830 (Ohio 2010). “” {¶ 14} R.C. 2911.01 defines the elements of aggravated robbery as follows: {¶ 15} “(A) No person, in attempting or committing a theft offense, as defined in section 2913.”
State v. Hathorn, 2023 Ohio 3936 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023).
State v. Woods, 2016 Ohio 661 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016).
State v. Sales, 2011 Ohio 2505 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011).
State v. Stanford, 2023 Ohio 1515 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.01(B)(1) — 13 cases
State v. Carnahan, 2016 Ohio 3213 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016).
State v. Sergent, 2019 Ohio 4717 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019).
State v. Crespo, 2024 Ohio 5192 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024).
State v. Smith, 2012 Ohio 926 (Ohio Ct. App. 2012).
State v. Ramsey, 2014 Ohio 4881 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.01(B)(1)(2) — 1 case
State v. Puckrin, 2020 Ohio 3562 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.01(B)(1)(C) — 1 case
State v. Sisson, 2023 Ohio 1273 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.01(B)(2) — 1 case
State v. Antill, 2013 Ohio 2265 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.01(C) — 25 cases
State v. Lang, 2011 Ohio 4215 (Ohio 2011). “{¶ 34} Count Three of the indictment, the aggravated-robbery charge, followed the wording of R.C. 2911.01(A)(1). The indictment alleged that Lang “did, in attempting or committing a theft offense, as defined in Section 2913.”
State v. Byrd, 899 N.E.2d 1033 (Ohio Ct. App. 2008).
State v. Berry, 824 N.E.2d 543 (Ohio Ct. App. 2004).
State v. Osman, 2011 Ohio 4626 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011).
State v. Linde, 2013 Ohio 3503 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.01(D)(1) — 5 cases
State v. Evans, 2020 Ohio 3968 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020).
State v. Tillison, 2019 Ohio 1395 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019).
State v. McConnell, 2019 Ohio 2838 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019).
Ob'saint v. Warden, Toledo Corr. Inst., 675 F. Supp. 2d 827 (S.D. Ohio 2009).
State v. Burns, 2013 Ohio 4784 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.01(a) — 1 case
State v. Green, 2026 Ohio 1287 (Ohio Ct. App. 2026).
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