What is the definition of robbery and what are the elements of theft by larceny?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Guerrero, H042947, H043021 (Cal. App. 2017):

"Robbery is defined as the taking of personal property of some value, however slight, from a person or the person's immediate presence by means of force or fear, with the intent to permanently deprive the person of the property." (People v. Marshall (1997) 15 Cal.4th 1, 34.) "The elements of theft by larceny are well settled: the offense is committed by every person who (1) takes possession (2) of personal property (3) owned or possessed by another, (4) by means of trespass and (5) with intent to steal the property, and (6) carries the property away. [Citations.] The act of taking personal property from the possession of another is always a trespass unless the owner consents to the taking

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