Which offense requires that the offender be armed with a dangerous weapon to be charged?

Which offense requires that the offender be armed with a dangerous weapon to be charged?

• A. Simple Robbery
• B. First Degree Robbery
• C. Armed Robbery
• D. Unauthorized Entry

Answer: (C)

Armed robbery is defined by the presence or use of a dangerous weapon during the robbery. That weapon element is what makes this offense distinct from plain robbery, where no weapon is required. So the state must show the offender was armed with a dangerous weapon at the time of the crime in order to convict of armed robbery. The other offenses do not hinge on being armed: simple robbery can be proven by force or intimidation without a weapon; first-degree robbery involves other escalating factors, not solely the weapon itself; and unauthorized entry is burglary, which concerns unlawful entry with intent rather than taking from a person by force with a weapon.

Armed robbery is defined by the presence or use of a dangerous weapon during the robbery. That weapon element is what makes this offense distinct from plain robbery, where no weapon is required. So the state must show the offender was armed with a dangerous weapon at the time of the crime in order to convict of armed robbery. The other offenses do not hinge on being armed: simple robbery can be proven by force or intimidation without a weapon; first-degree robbery involves other escalating factors, not solely the weapon itself; and unauthorized entry is burglary, which concerns unlawful entry with intent rather than taking from a person by force with a weapon.