What is the difference between robbery and extortion?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Stanley E., In re, 146 Cal.Rptr. 232, 81 Cal.App.3d 415 (Cal. App. 1978):
As can be seen from the statutes defining robbery and extortion, the two crimes are distinguished by the fact that in extortion the property is taken with the victim's consent whereas in robbery it is taken against his will. Case law supports this distinction. (See People v. Beggs (1918) 178 Cal. 79, 172 P. 152; People v. Anderson (1922) 59 Cal.App. 408, 426, 211 P.
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