Second-degree robbery includes carjacking
Stealing a car by threatening or assaulting the driver is popularly known as carjacking. In New York carjacking is charged as robbery in the second degree.New York Code section 160.10 provides that a person commits second-degree robbery if he or she steals a motor vehicle by force. Second-degree robbery also occurs if an individual steals property by force and is helped by a second individual who is present at the crime; or if in the course of committing the crime or fleeing therefrom, he or she injures another person or displays a firearm. Second-degree robbery is a class C felony in New York.Second-degree robbery is a serious crime with serious consequences. A conviction can result in a lengthy prison sentence. The prosecution will make every effort to obtain a conviction. [...]