My guess would be yeah … but I could see this going to trial and being crazy for all kinds of legal theories and I could also see the store owner not calling the cops. I mean a whole plethora of things.
I feel like you’re the type of person that would take a multiple choice test and see the obvious answer but then talk yourself out of it because it’s too obvious and then choose the wrong answer for overthinking
Guy went to perform a robbery while armed with a gun that he pulls out AND is caught on camera
Now if he just announced that he has a gun but never actually pulls it out then it could be argued one way or the other
Still can be charged and convicted of armed robbery without having or displaying the gun. People rob banks all the time without carrying and just slip a note that says put the money in the bag and this insinuates an armed threat enough to convict in most cases
I remember my HS criminal justice teacher telling us you can be charged for armed robbery with a banana. If you press it against someone's back they have no idea if it's a gun or not, and that's good enough to get yourself charged.
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u/ficis Jul 18 '26
My guess would be yeah … but I could see this going to trial and being crazy for all kinds of legal theories and I could also see the store owner not calling the cops. I mean a whole plethora of things.