Opinion ID: 4542357
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: The Elements of Robbery as Charged

Text: [¶14] A person is guilty of robbery pursuant to 17-A M.R.S. § 651(1)(D) if the State proves that (1) “the person commit[ted] or attempt[ed] to commit theft,” id. § 651(1), and (2) “at the time of the person’s actions . . . [t]he actor intentionally inflict[ed] or attempt[ed] to inflict bodily injury on another,” id. § 651(1)(D). A person is guilty of robbery pursuant to section 651(1)(E) if the State proves that “the person commit[ted] or attempt[ed] to commit theft and at the time of the person’s actions . . . [t]he actor [was] armed with a dangerous weapon in the course of a robbery as defined in paragraphs A through D or kn[ew] that the accomplice [was] so armed.” Here, Asante was not charged with committing a robbery as defined in paragraphs A, B, or C. Thus, to prove that Asante committed the robbery pursuant to section 651(1)(E) as it was If the State pleads and proves that a Class A, B or C crime was committed with the use of a firearm against an individual, the minimum sentence of imprisonment, which may not be suspended, is as follows: A. In the case of a Class A crime, 4 years; B. In the case of a Class B crime, 2 years; and