A thief takes a purse from the hand of a sixty-five-year-old woman who was walking down the sidewalk. The victim's hand received minor injury. The actor is charged with

a. theft.
b. robbery.
c. aggravated robbery.
d. theft from elderly.


Answer: c. aggravated robbery.

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