Sec. 160.00  Robbery; defined.
    Robbery  is  forcible  stealing.   A  person  forcibly steals
property and commits robbery when, in the course of committing  a
larceny, he uses or threatens the immediate use of physical force
upon another person for the purpose of:
    1.   Preventing or overcoming resistance to the taking of the
property or  to  the  retention  thereof  immediately  after  the
taking; or
    2.   Compelling  the owner of such property or another person
to deliver up the property or to engage in  other  conduct  which
aids in the commission of the larceny.
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