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Tex. Penal Code § 29.02 (2026)

Robbery

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Sec. 29.02. ROBBERY. (a) A person commits an offense if, in the course of committing theft as defined in Chapter 31 and with intent to obtain or maintain control of the property, he:

(1) intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes bodily injury to another; or

(2) intentionally or knowingly threatens or places another in fear of imminent bodily injury or death.

(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree.

Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1,365 cases (150 in the last 5 years), 1979–2026 · leading case: United States v. Pedro Santiesteban-Hernandez, 469 F.3d 376 (5th Cir. 2006).
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United States v. Pedro Santiesteban-Hernandez, 469 F.3d 376 (5th Cir. 2006). · cites it 10× “Santiesteban argues that his conviction for robbery under Texas Penal Code § 29.02 does not meet either prong of the definition, and as a result the enhancement of his sentence was improper.”
Williams v. State, 827 S.W.2d 614 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1992). · cites it 10× “Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 29.02 (a)(2) (Vernon 1989).”
United States v. Garrett, 24 F.4th 485 (5th Cir. 2022). · cites it 6× “On remand, we conclude that the robbery offense of which appellee was convicted under the Texas simple robbery statute, Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 29.02 , was robbery- by-threat, a valid ACCA predicate for an enhanced sentence that was not affected by Borden.”
United States v. Latroy Burris, 920 F.3d 942 (5th Cir. 2019). · cites it 4× “17 Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 29.02 (a). 18 Cf. United States v.”
United States v. Gore, 636 F.3d 728 (5th Cir. 2011). · cites it 6× “The Texas robbery statute, Texas Penal Code § 29.02, provides that A person commits an offense if, in the course of committing theft as defined in Chapter 31 and with intent to obtain or maintain control of the property, he: (1) intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes…”
Armstrong v. State, 179 S.W.3d 84 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2005). · cites it 8× “[11] TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 29.02. [12] Id. § 29.”
Cooper v. State, 67 S.W.3d 221 (Tex. Crim. App. 2002). · cites it 4× “[1] See Tex. Penal Code § 29.02. [2] See Ibanez v.”
Ervin v. State, 333 S.W.3d 187 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2010). · cites it 4× “TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. §§ 29.02, 29.03 (Vernon 2003); McElhaney v.”
Ex parte Hawkins, 6 S.W.3d 554 (Tex. Crim. App. 1999). · cites it 4× “02, titled "Robbery," provides that (a) A person commits an offense if, in the course of committing theft as defined in Chapter 31 and with intent to obtain or maintain control of the property, he: (1) intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes bodily injury to another; or…”
Jackson v. State, 877 S.W.2d 768 (Tex. Crim. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “See Tex.Penal Code § 29.02(a)(2). After appellant pleaded true to two enhancement allegations, the trial court assessed punishment at 55 years imprisonment.”
Teal v. State, 230 S.W.3d 172 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “"egregious harm" standard. [11] See § 38.05(a), (c).”
Muniz v. State, 851 S.W.2d 238 (Tex. Crim. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “03, the penal code provided for the aggravated commission of three of the offenses listed within § 19.”
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Tex. Penal Code § 29.02(a): 172 cases
Harris, Owen Thomas, 359 S.W.3d 625 (Tex. Crim. App. 2011).
Lawton v. State, 913 S.W.2d 542 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996).
Cooper v. State, 430 S.W.3d 426 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014).
Odell Burgess v. State, 448 S.W.3d 589 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2014).
Armstrong v. State, 179 S.W.3d 84 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2005). “[11] TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 29.02. [12] Id. § 29.”
Tex. Penal Code § 29.02(a)(1): 98 cases
United States v. Pedro Santiesteban-Hernandez, 469 F.3d 376 (5th Cir. 2006). “Santiesteban argues that his conviction for robbery under Texas Penal Code § 29.02 does not meet either prong of the definition, and as a result the enhancement of his sentence was improper.”
Cooper v. State, 67 S.W.3d 221 (Tex. Crim. App. 2002). “[1] See Tex. Penal Code § 29.02. [2] See Ibanez v.”
United States v. Latroy Burris, 896 F.3d 320 (5th Cir. 2018).
United States v. Latroy Burris, 920 F.3d 942 (5th Cir. 2019). “17 Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 29.02 (a). 18 Cf. United States v.”
Tippitt v. State, 41 S.W.3d 316 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2001).
Tex. Penal Code § 29.02(a)(2): 224 cases
Jackson v. State, 877 S.W.2d 768 (Tex. Crim. App. 1994). “See Tex.Penal Code § 29.02(a)(2). After appellant pleaded true to two enhancement allegations, the trial court assessed punishment at 55 years imprisonment.”
Littrell v. State, 271 S.W.3d 273 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008).
Sifuentes v. State, 494 S.W.3d 806 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2016).
Olivas v. State, 203 S.W.3d 341 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006).
Hayden v. Texas, 155 S.W.3d 640 (Tex. App.—Eastland 2005).
Tex. Penal Code § 29.02(a)(3)(A): 1 case
Darion Amos v. State, No. 01-15-00980-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Jan. 28, 2016).
Tex. Penal Code § 29.02(a)(l): 2 cases
Hernandez v. State, 946 S.W.2d 108 (Tex. App.—El Paso 1997).
Stephen Noah Dawkins v. State, 495 S.W.3d 890 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2016).
Tex. Penal Code § 29.02(b): 7 cases
Sandoval, Gerardo Aranda v. State, 993 S.W.2d 417 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 1999).
Flores, Juan Carlos, No. PD-0064-20 (Tex. Crim. App. Mar. 31, 2021).
Thomas, Dayveon Lashawn, No. WR-92,944-02 (Tex. Crim. App. Oct. 20, 2021).
Reed, James III AKA Reed, James, No. WR-93,865-03 (Tex. Crim. App. Sept. 21, 2022).
William Everette Razor v. State, No. 03-13-00568-CR (Tex. App.—Austin June 17, 2015).
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