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Armed Robbery Punishment

Armed robbery is a serious crime that carries high penalties. Armed robbery involves taking something by force from someone. The difference between armed robbery from robbery is that the perpetrator uses or appears to use a weapon. If the robber goes into the convenience store and acts like he or she has a gun in his or her pocket, it is still armed robbery even though there was no gun. Law enforcement officials take armed robbery seriously because many armed robberies lead to murder. In Georgia, armed robbery punishment could be the death penalty under circumstances. Other states have penalties that are just as strict. In most instances, a person convicted of armed robbery will serve at least five years in prison and could spend the rest of his or her life behind bars. The world’s most notorious armed robber, O.J. Simpson, received a nine-year prison sentence in 2008 after his conviction.

Fast Facts

  • Armed robbers are frequently listed as some of the world’s dumbest criminals. In January 2007 a man tried to rob a Taco Bell in Georgia. He showed the clerk a knife at a drive-through window. The clerk shut and locked the window and the would-be robber sped away.
  • The weapon does not have to be a knife or gun. People have been convicted or armed robbery for using sticks and scissors.

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