Robbery in Tennessee. Most people recognize these terms as being some form of theft with each involving some degree of violence or force. You may be surprised to learn a few distinctions between the Tennessee crimes. As defined by Tennessee law, Robbery is the intentional or knowing theft of property from the person of another by violence or putting the person in fear. For example, the use of a threat placing the victim in fear while committing the crime of theft would be an example of a person committing the crime of robbery. The same criminal using a gun or a knife would be considered … [Read more...]