Penal Code · §29.03

Aggravated Robbery

Elements

  • A person
  • Commits robbery as defined in §29.02; AND
  • Causes serious bodily injury to another; OR uses or exhibits a deadly weapon; OR causes bodily injury, threatens, or places in fear of imminent bodily injury or death a person 65 years of age or older or a disabled individual

Penalty

First-degree felony — 5 to 99 years or life TDCJ + up to $10,000 fine (§12.32).

Enhancements

Use of a deadly weapon is itself a 3g offense affecting parole eligibility (must serve at least half, or 30 years, before parole eligibility — Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42A.054). Standard §12.42 habitual enhancements apply.

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