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  2. Robbery laws in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Robbery 3–7 years. If the robbery is committed upon a person that is over 60 years old, is physically handicapped, or if the Robbery occurred in a school or church, 4–15 years. If it involved certain conditions, 30–60 years in prison. Armed Robbery 6–30 years. If it involved certain aggravating conditions, 30–60 years in prison.

  3. Simpson v. United States (1978) - Wikipedia

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    The defendants appealed to the Federal District Court, arguing that the firearms charge under section 924 (c) merged with section 2113 (d) as the same crime and, because only one crime was committed, only the extension in section 2113 (d) can apply, and therefore the additional 20 years under section 924 (c) are void when it comes to an act of armed robbery.

  4. Title 18 of the United States Code - Wikipedia

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    Title 10 - Armed Forces; ... Bank robbery and incidental crimes § 2114. ... Provides for a ten-year statute of limitations for a violation of, or a conspiracy to ...

  5. Statute of limitations - Wikipedia

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    A civil statute of limitations applies to a non-criminal legal action, including a tort or contract case. If the statute of limitations expires before a lawsuit is filed, the defendant may raise the statute of limitations as an affirmative defense to seek dismissal of the claim. The exact time period depends on both the state and the type of ...

  6. Great Brink's Robbery - Wikipedia

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    The robbery remained unsolved for nearly six years, until estranged group member Joseph O'Keefe testified only days before the statute of limitations would have expired. Of the eleven people involved in the robbery, eight would receive life sentences after a trial, with two others dying before they could be convicted. Less than $60,000 of the ...

  7. Stokeling v. United States - Wikipedia

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    Stokeling v. United States, 586 U.S. ___ (2019), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that state robbery offenses that involve overcoming victim resistance count as "violent felonies" under the definition of that term under the Armed Career Criminal Act of 1984, even when only 'slight force' is required.

  8. Hobbs Act - Wikipedia

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    The Hobbs Act, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 1951, is a United States federal law enacted in 1946 that prohibits actual or attempted robbery or extortion that affects interstate or foreign commerce, as well as conspiracies to do so. [1]

  9. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft - Wikipedia

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    The robbery occurred in the early hours of Sunday, March 18, 1990. [14] The thieves were first witnessed around 12:30 a.m. by several St. Patrick's Day revelers leaving a party near the museum. [ 15 ] [ 14 ] The two men were disguised as police officers and parked in a hatchback on Palace Road, about a hundred feet from the side entrance.