125 Ga. 145 | Ga. | 1906
It was pointed out in Burke’s case, 74 Ga. 372, and in Spencer’s case, 106 Ga. 692, that “suddenly snatching a purse, with intent to steal the same, from the hand of another, without using intimidation, and where there is no resistance by the owner or injury to his person, does not constitute robbery.” A theft under these circumstances amounted only to larceny from the person. It was suggested to the General Assembly in Doyle’s case, 77 Ga. 513, that a theft of money or other thing of value from the person, accomplished by a sudden snatching, be made robbery and punished as such. This suggestion was carried out b}r the act approved August 6, 1903 (Acts of 1903, p. 43), amending the Penal Code, §151, which now. reads as follows: “Robbery is the wrongful, fraudulent, and violent taking of money, goods, or chattels from the person of another by force or intimidation, without the consent of the owner, or the sudden snatching, taking, or carrying away any money, goods, chattels, or anything of value from the owner or person in possession or control thereof, without the consent of the owner or person in possession or control thereof.” The effect of this amendment was to declare that the offense which was previously known as larceny from the person and which was committed by the sudden snatching, taking, or carrying away of money or, valuables from the owner without his consent, is robbery. It is not necessary that the taking be accomplished by force or intimidation, so as to
Judgment affirmed.