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CJI2d[NY] Penal Law § 160.05
ROBBERY IN THE THIRD DEGREE
[NOTE: Before instructing a jury on any specific robbery charge, read once the introductory Robbery charge found at the beginning of this chapter.]
The (specify) count is Robbery in the Third Degree.
Under our law, a person is guilty of Robbery in the Third Degree when that person forcibly steals property.
In order for you to find the defendant guilty of this crime, the People are required to prove, from all the evidence in the case beyond a reasonable doubt, the following element:
That on or about (date) , in the county of (county) , the defendant, (defendant's name) , forcibly stole (specify) from (specify) .
If you find the People have proven that element beyond a reasonable doubt, you must find the defendant guilty of this crime.
If you find the People have not proven that element beyond a reasonable doubt, you must find the defendant not guilty of this crime.
History
Caption: ROBBERY IN THE THIRD DEGREE Penal Law § 160.05 (Committed on or after Sept. 1, 1967). Read from the committee's Word file. Prepared by the New York State Unified Court System Committee on Criminal Jury Instructions, Model Colloquies, and Evidence Rules; published by the Unified Court System at nycourts.gov (the internet edition is the only current and official publication of CJI2d).
Provenance
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- nycourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-25
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