Editing Robbery (section)

==== California ====
The maximum sentence for robbery in California is 9 years, according to Penal Code section 213(a)(1)(A).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=pen&group=00001-01000&file=211-215 |title=CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE SECTION 211-215 |access-date=2012-09-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023223508/http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=pen&group=00001-01000&file=211-215 |archive-date=2012-10-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The threat or use of force does not have to take place immediately before or at the time of the theft.<ref>''People v. Gomez'' (2008) 43 Cal.4th 249, 254.</ref> Force used after the theft will turn the theft into a robbery unless the theft is complete. The theft is considered completed when the perpetrator reaches a place of temporary safety with the property.<ref>''People v. Flynn'' (2000) 77 Cal.App.4th 766, 772, 91 Cal.Rptr.2d 902.</ref>