Jupiter v. State

I cannot agree with the majority’s holding that a larcenous intent, which is a requisite for conviction of common *648law robbery, is not negated by the fact of full payment for goods held out for sale.

It is firmly established that larceny is an essential element of the common law crime of robbery. Snowden v. State, 321 Md. 612, 583 A.2d 1056 (1991); State v. Gover, 267 Md. 602, 298 A.2d 378 (1973); Hadder v. State, 238 Md. 341, 209 A.2d 70 (1965). Moreover, this Court has not eliminated the intent requirement of common law larceny. In Stebbing v. State, 299 Md. 331, 473 A.2d 903, cert. denied,…