Part 2 Specific Offenses
Chapter 30 Offense of Abrupt Taking, Robbery and Piracy
Article 325
A person who for purpose to exercise unlawful control over other’s property for himself or for a third person abruptly takes from another his movable property shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than six months but not more than five years.
If death results from the commission of the offense, the offender shall be sentenced to life imprisonment or imprisonment for not less than seven years; if aggravated injury results, the offender shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than three years but not more than ten years.
An attempt to commit an offense specified in paragraph 1 is punishable.
Article 326
A person who commits an offense specified in paragraph 1 of the preceding article under one of the circumstances specified in paragraph 1 of Article 321 shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than one year but not more than seven years.
An attempt to commit an offense specified in the preceding paragraph is punishable.
Article 328
A person who uses violence, threats, drugs, hypnosis, or other means to render resistance impossible and to take away property of another or cause him to deliver it over for purpose to exercise unlawful control over other’s property for himself or for a third person commits robbery and shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than five years.
A person who by means specified in the preceding paragraph obtains for himself or for a third person an illegal benefit in property shall be subject to same punishment.
If death results from the commission of robbery the offender shall be sentenced to life imprisonment or imprisonment for no less than ten years; if aggravated injury results, the offender shall be sentenced to life imprisonment or imprisonment for not less than seven years.
An attempt to commit an offense specified in paragraph 1 or 2 is punishable.
A person who prepares to commit robbery shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year, short-term imprisonment, or a fine of not more than nine thousand dollars.
Article 329
A person who commits abrupt taking from a person or larceny and thereupon uses threats or violence to defend the property, to escape arrest, or to destroy evidence of the offense shall be considered to have committed robbery.
Article 330
A person who commits robbery under one of the circumstances specified in paragraph 1 of Article 321 shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than seven years.
An attempt to commit an offense specified in the preceding paragraph is punishable.
Article 332
A person who commits robbery and intentionally kills another shall be sentenced to death or life imprisonment.
A person who commits robbery and takes the opportunity to commit one of the following conducts shall be sentenced to death, life imprisonment, or imprisonment for not less than ten years:
1. Arson
2. Forcing the victim to commit sexual intercourse
3. Kidnapping for ransom
4. Causing aggravated injury to another
Article 333
A person who without the permission of a belligerent state or who does not belong to the naval force of such a state navigates a vessel for purpose to use violence or employ threats against another vessel or against a person or thing on board that vessel commits the offense of piracy and shall be sentenced to death or life imprisonment or imprisonment for not less than seven years.
A member of the crew or a passenger on board a vessel who has purpose to plunder or rob property, and who uses violence or employs threats against another member of the crew or a passenger, and who operates or takes command of the vessel commits the offense of piracy.
If death results from the commission of piracy, the offender shall be sentenced to death, life imprisonment, or imprisonment for not less than twelve years; if aggravated injury results, the offender shall be sentenced to death, life imprisonment, or imprisonment for not less than ten years.
Article 334
A person who commits piracy and intentionally kills another shall be sentenced to death or life imprisonment.
A person who commits piracy and takes the opportunity to commit one of the following acts shall be sentenced to death, life imprisonment, or imprisonment for not less than twelve years:
1. Arson
2. Forcing the victim to commit sexual intercourse
3. Kidnapping for ransom
4. Causing aggravated injury to another
Article 334-1
The provisions of Article 323 shall apply mutatis mutandis to offenses specified in this Chapter.