(a) A person commits the crime of robbery in the third degree if in the course of committing a theft he:
- (1) Uses force against the person of the owner or any person present with intent to overcome his physical resistance or physical power of resistance; or
- (2) Threatens the imminent use of force against the person of the owner or any person present with intent to compel acquiescence to the taking of or escaping with the property.
- (b) Robbery in the third degree is a Class C felony.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §3307.)