A person commits robbery in the first degree when, while perpetrating a robbery, the person purposely inflicts or attempts to inflict serious injury, or is armed with a dangerous weapon. Robbery in the first degree is a class "B" felony.
[C51, § 2579; R60, § 4202; C73, § 3859; C97, § 4754; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 13039; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 711.2]
Referred to in § 902.12
Definition of forcible felony, § 702.11
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