Armed Robbery

Legal Definition

A person commits armed robbery when they take or attempt to take anything of value from another person or from the immediate control of another person by use or threatened use of a deadly weapon. The offense requires both the taking of property with intent to permanently deprive the owner and the use or display of a deadly weapon during the commission of the robbery. Armed robbery is, for a first offense, a second degree felony punishable by up to 9 years imprisonment and a fine of up to $12,500.

Possible Punishment

Armed robbery is, for a first offense, a second degree felony punishable by up to 9 years imprisonment and a fine of up to $12,500; a second or subsequent offense is a first degree felony.

Violent-Crime Cases in Doña Ana County

Violent charges are where New Mexico's pretrial system shows its teeth. For serious felony cases (aggravated battery, armed robbery, homicide), the District Attorney frequently files a pretrial detention motion asking the Third Judicial District Court to hold the defendant with no possibility of release. That is why some people in our booking feed are released within a day while others charged under the same statute stay in custody until trial.

Many bookings in this category involve household members, which triggers additional consequences: no-contact release conditions, orders of protection, and, after a qualifying conviction, a federal firearm prohibition. Charges listed at booking are the arresting officer's charges; the DA decides what is actually filed, and amendments are common in violent-crime cases as evidence develops.

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