Robbery is consummated the moment a property is unlawfully taken
Dear PAO,Is the crime of robbery still committed if the alleged robbers were not able to completely take away the property that was the subject of the supposed robbery? R was charged with robbery but, according to him, there is no crime of robbery because he was not able to really take the purse of the victim, S. It turns out that, as he was fleeing from the scene of the incident, R dropped the purse of S which he allegedly forcibly took. S was able to eventually recover her purse.
People, the Court held that animus lucrandi or intent to gain is an internal act which can be established through the overt acts of the offender. The offender's intent to gain may be presumed from the forcible taking of useful property pertaining to another, unless special circumstances reveal a different intent on the part of the perpetrator. In People v.
Is Consummated The Moment Property Is Unlawfully Taken
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