This is surprising to me, as most laws have copious pages of definitions. However, in the absence of that why not use the FBI’s list of violent crime which includes the property crime of robbery?
Definition
In the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
Violent crimes are defined in the UCR Program as those offenses which involve force or threat of force.
Data collection
The data presented in Crime in the United States reflect the Hierarchy Rule, which requires that only the most serious offense in a multiple-offense criminal incident be counted.
The descending order of UCR violent crimes are murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault, followed by the property crimes of burglary, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft.
Although arson is also a property crime, the Hierarchy Rule does not apply to the offense of arson. In cases in which an arson occurs in conjunction with another violent or property crime, both crimes are reported, the arson and the additional crime.
OK whatever. Color me disappointed. Thomas voted to uphold the law as written and that’s good enough for me. Majority in the case is wrong. Just like Roe v Wade was wrong. We are stuck with it unless swamp critters get off their duffs and act(they are not all in DC).
Look at it this way. If the law is vague (ie, not spelled out clearly), then any time a legal immigrant is tossed out because of commiting a crime, the ACLU and every commie pinko pro-immigration group in the US will hammer the courts with mewling and puking cases and clog up the works.
Congressvermin need to make it crystal clear who gets booted out.