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    Chapter 17. Robbery

    17.1 robbery with a dangerous weapon

    OSMA24 Class A2, 21 O.S.Supp.2024 § 20D

    1. 1st, or unenhanced, offense1
      1. minimum: 5 years imprisonment
      2. maximum: life imprisonment
      3. ≤ $10,000 fine
    2. After 1 prior felony conviction2
      1. minimum: 10 years imprisonment
      2. maximum: life imprisonment
      3. ≤ $10,000 fine
    3. After 2 or more prior (non-801) felony convictions3
      1. minimum: 20 years imprisonment
      2. maximum: life imprisonment
      3. ≤ $10,000 fine
    4. Third offense, robbery with a dangerous weapon4
      1. minimum: 10 (calendar) years imprisonment
      2. maximum: life imprisonment
      3. ineligible for reduction, suspension, probation, or parole for 10 calendar years
      4. $10,000 fine
    5. Third offense, after 1 or more prior non-801 convictions5
      1. minimum: 20 years imprisonment
      2. maximum: life imprisonment
      3. $10,000 fine

    17.2 conjoint robbery

    OSMA24 Class A2, 21 O.S.Supp.2024 § 20D

    1. 1st, or unenhanced, offense6
      1. minimum: 5 years imprisonment
      2. maximum: 50 years imprisonment
      3. ≤ $10,000 fine
    2. After 1 prior felony conviction7
      1. minimum: 10 years imprisonment
      2. maximum: life imprisonment
      3. ≤ $10,000 fine
    3. After 2 or more prior felony convictions8
      1. minimum: 20 years imprisonment
      2. maximum: life imprisonment
      3. ≤ $10,000 fine

    17.3 1st degree robbery

    OSMA24 Class A2, 21 O.S.Supp.2024 § 20D

    1. 1st, or unenhanced, offense9
      1. minimum: 10 years imprisonment
      2. maximum: life imprisonment
      3. ≤ $10,000 fine
    2. After 1 prior felony conviction10
      1. minimum: 10 years imprisonment
      2. maximum: life imprisonment
      3. ≤ $10,000 fine
    3. After 2 or more prior felony convictions11
      1. minimum: 20 years imprisonment
      2. maximum: life imprisonment
      3. ≤ $10,000 fine

    17.4 2nd degree robbery

    OSMA24 Class B4, 21 O.S.Supp.2024 § 20I

    1. 1st, or unenhanced, offense12
      1. ≤ 10 years imprisonment
      2. ≤ $10,000 fine
    2. After 1 prior felony conviction13
      1. minimum: 10 years imprisonment
      2. maximum: life imprisonment
      3. ≤ $10,000 fine
    3. After 2 or more prior felony convictions14
      1. minimum: 20 years imprisonment
      2. maximum: life imprisonment
      3. ≤ $10,000 fine

    References

    1. 21 O.S.2021, § 801 ↩︎
    2. 21 O.S.2021, § 51.1(A)(1); 57 O.S.2021, § 571(2)(all degrees of robbery are violent offenses) ↩︎
    3. 21 O.S.2021, § 51.1(B) ↩︎
    4. 21 O.S.2021, § 801. The Legislature established a specific penalty for third armed robbery convictions within § 801, as recognized in Ellis v. St., 1988 OK CR 9 and Turner v. St., 1990 OK CR 79. General language in § 51.1(B) subjects a person with two or more prior non-801 felony convictions who commits an enumerated § 571 offense to a range of 20 years to life imprisonment. Turner v. St., 1990 OK CR 79 recognized enhancement with a combination of prior 801 and non-801 convictions to enhance the sentence to 20 years to life. ↩︎
    5. 21 O.S.2021, § 51.1(B); 57 O.S.2021, § 571(2) ↩︎
    6. 21 O.S.2021, § 800 ↩︎
    7. 21 O.S.2021, § 51.1(A)(1); 57 O.S.2021, § 571(2) ↩︎
    8. 21 O.S.2021, § 51.1(B); 57 O.S.2021, § 571(2) ↩︎
    9. 21 O.S.2021, § 798 ↩︎
    10. 21 O.S.2021, § 51.1(A)(1); 57 O.S.2021, § 571(2) ↩︎
    11. 21 O.S.2021, § 51.1(B); 57 O.S.2021, § 571(2) ↩︎
    12. 21 O.S.2021, § 799 ↩︎
    13. 21 O.S.2021, § 51.1(A)(1); 57 O.S.2021, § 571(2) ↩︎
    14. 21 O.S.2021, § 51.1(B); 57 O.S.2021, § 571(2) ↩︎