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CALCRIM No. 1602

Robbery: Degrees (Pen. Code, § 212.5)

activein force · 2019-01-01 – presentcompiled-edition

Robbery is divided into two degrees. If you conclude that the defendant

committed a robbery, you must then decide the degree.

To prove that the defendant is guilty of first degree robbery, the People

must prove that:

[The robbery was committed in an inhabited (dwelling/vessel/floating

home/trailer coach/part of a building). A (dwelling/vessel/floating home/

trailer coach/part of a building) is inhabited if someone lives there and

either is present or has left but intends to return.]

[The robbery was committed while the person robbed was using or had

just used an ATM machine and was still near the machine.]

[The robbery was committed while the person robbed was performing

(his/her) duties as the driver of or was a passenger on (a/an) (bus/taxi/

cable car/streetcar/trackless trolley/ <other kind of vehicle

used to transport people>).]

All other robberies are of the second degree.

The People have the burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that

the robbery was first degree rather than a lesser crime. If the People

have not met this burden, you must find the defendant not guilty of first

degree robbery.

New January 2006; Revised February 2015

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courts.ca.gov
Retrieved
2026-08-20
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calcrim-2019
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