1. A person commits the offense of robbery in the second degree if he or she forcibly steals property and in the course thereof causes physical injury to another person.

2. The offense of robbery in the second degree is a class B felony.

Attorney's Note

Under the Missouri Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class B felonybetween 5 and 15 years
For details, see Mo. Rev. Stat.§ 558.011

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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 570.025

  • Forcibly steals: a person, in the course of stealing, uses or threatens the immediate use of physical force upon another person for the purpose of:

    (a) Preventing or overcoming resistance to the taking of the property or to the retention thereof immediately after the taking. See Missouri Laws 570.010

  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Property: anything of value, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, in possession or in action, and shall include but not be limited to the evidence of a debt actually executed but not delivered or issued as a valid instrument. See Missouri Laws 570.010