Definición y características del robo en Dakota del Sur

Explicación Simple

El robo es cuando alguien toma la propiedad de otra persona sin su permiso y usando fuerza o amenazando con usarla. No importa el valor de lo que se lleva, lo importante es que se haga en contra de la voluntad de la persona.

Es como si alguien entrara a tu casa y, en lugar de pedirte prestado algo, te presionara para que se lo dieras sin que tú quisieras.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan va caminando por la calle y alguien, llamémoslo Pedro, lo empuja y le dice que le dé su teléfono. Si Juan le da su teléfono porque tiene miedo de que Pedro lo lastime, eso es robo.

Penalidades

Las penalidades varían, pero el robo se clasifica como un delito grave.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

HomeLegislatorsSessionInterimLawsAdministrative RulesBudgetStudentsReferencesMyLRC +SearchCodified LawsCodified LawsCodified LawsHome>Codified Laws>22>30PreviousNextGo To:(1-1-1) or Google SearchPrinter Friendly22-30 ROBBERYCHAPTER 22-30ROBBERY22-30-1Robbery defined.22-30-2Requisite force or fear--Force or fear to escape--Degree of force immaterial.22-30-3Fear of force necessary to robbery.22-30-4Taking without knowledge of victim not robbery.22-30-5Repealed.22-30-6Degrees of robbery.22-30-7Felony classes of robbery.22-30-8to 22-30-10.Repealed.22-30-11Repealed.22-30-1.Robbery defined.Robbery is the intentional taking of personal property, regardless of value, in the possession of another from the other's person or immediate presence, and against the other's will, accomplished by means of force or fear of force, unless the property is taken pursuant to law or process of law.Source:SDC 1939, § 13.2601;SL 1976, ch 158, §30-1, 1978, ch 158, § 11;SL 2005, ch 120, § 24.22-30-2.Requisite force or fear--Force or fear to escape--Degree of force immaterial.To constitute robbery, force or fear of force must be employed either to obtain or retain possession of the property or to prevent or overcome resistance to the taking. If employed merely as a means of escape, it does not constitute robbery. The degree of force employed to constitute robbery is immaterial.Source:SDC 1939, § 13.2602;SL 2005, ch 120, § 25.22-30-3.Fear of force necessary to robbery.The fear of force which constitutes an element of the offense of robbery may be either:(1)    The fear of an injury, immediate or future, to the person or property of the person robbed, or of any relative or family member of the person robbed; or(2)    The fear of an immediate injury to the person or property of anyone in the company of