Champlain v. State

The first contention of Champlain is that Count I of the information charging him with armed robbery was void because it failed to charge armed robbery or any other offense known to law. The count 1 does not allege Champlain in taking the property used any force to overcome the owner’s resistance or that he took the property by threatening the imminent use of force against the owner. The state in its brief concedes Count I does not allege armed robbery as that offense is defined in sec. 943.82 (1) and (2), Stats., 2 because the use of force or threat of force is not alleged. However, the…