Robert Phillips
- Ref # CAC00049
- October 18, 2021
Robbery; the Force or Fear Element
CASE LAW
- Robbery and the Element of the Victim’s Fear:
- CALCRIM No. 1600; Force or Fear
RULES
To constitute a robbery, it must be proved that the victim himself gave up personal property out of fear. It is insufficient that a reasonable person, in the same or similar circumstances, would have been afraid.
FACTS
Defendant Jesse Quincy Collins entered a Walgreens store in South Gate on May 2, 2019, bringing with him an empty bag. An employee observed him “stuff(ing)” his bag with deodorant and shaving supplies. The employee notified the store’s assistant manager, Amir Hasan. Hasan approached defendant and, while standing some three feet from ....
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