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Appellate Practice

May 24, 2006

Picking Pockets Isn't Robbery, Justices Decide

There's a difference between picking pockets and robbing someone, and that's fear, an appellate panel ruled Monday.

By Leslie Simmons
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      There's a difference between picking pockets and robbing someone, and that's fear, an appellate panel ruled Monday.
      A cyclist who snatched money from two women and pedaled away before they even realized what was happening is not the same as a person who violently shoves someone to the ground to carry out a robbery, the 2nd Distric...

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