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1 1 Section 1. Section 711.1, subsection 1, Code 2001, is
1 2 amended to read as follows:
1 3 1. Commits an assault upon another other than an assault
1 4 as defined in section 708.2, subsection 5.
1 5 EXPLANATION
1 6 This bill creates an exception to the definition of the
1 7 criminal offense of robbery. The bill provides that a person
1 8 who commits or intends to commit a theft, and who commits a
1 9 simple misdemeanor assault to further the commission of the
1 10 theft, does not commit robbery. Under current law, a person
1 11 who commits or intends to commit any theft, and who commits
1 12 any assault to further the commission of the theft, commits
1 13 either robbery in the first degree or robbery in the second
1 14 degree depending on the severity of the assault.
1 15 Robbery in the first degree is a class "B" felony
1 16 punishable by confinement for no more than 25 years. Robbery
1 17 in the second degree is a class "C" felony punishable by
1 18 confinement for no more than 10 years and a fine of at least
1 19 $1,000 but not more than $10,000.
1 20 LSB 1660XC 79
1 21 jm/cls/14
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