In Georgia, robbery is defined as the taking of the property of another from the immediate presence of another, and is distinguished from other types of theft. When Mr. X enters Ms. Y’s residence without her permission and removes her property without Ms. Y’s knowledge that is a burglary (O.C.G.A. § 16-7-1), not a robbery. When Mr. X enters Ms. Y’s automobile without her permission and removes her property that is an entering auto (O.C.G.A. § 16-8-18), not a robbery. When Mr. X, armed with a firearm or weapon, takes Ms. Y’s vehicle by force, or intimidation that is a hijacking of motor vehicle (O.C.G.A. § 16-5-44.1), and may also be an armed robbery. Both armed robbery and hijacking a motor vehicle carry a mandatory minimum punishment of ten years in prison, but while hijacking carries a maximum punishment of twenty years in prison, armed robbery carries a maximum punishment of life in prison, which means thirty years in prison, before the defendant is eligible for parole.
In Georgia, there are four different types of robbery:
(1) Simple robbery (O.C.G.A. § 16-8-40(a)(1)) where one person takes the property of another from the immediate presence of another by use force;
(2) Robbery by intimidation (O.C.G.A. § 16-8-40(a)(2)) where one person takes the property of another from the immediate presence of another by intimidation, by the use of threats or coercion, or by placing the such person in fear of immediate serious bodily injury;
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