What are the statutory elements of robbery and false imprisonment?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Reed, 78 Cal.App.4th 274, 92 Cal.Rptr.2d 781 (Cal. App. 2000):
Examination of the statutory elements of robbery and false imprisonment confirms they are different offenses even though they may, on occasion, share some elements (i.e., the use of force or fear of harm to commit the offenses). (Compare 211 with 236, 237.) As observed in People v. Von Villas, supra, 10 Cal.App.4th at page 256:
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