Actus reus

Question 1

What is the acts reus

Answer 1

that as for theft+ using force/threat of force

Question 2

There must be a completed theft therefore all

Answer 2

the 5 elements of theft must be fulfilled

Question 3

If D honestly believes that he had a right to the property (.2.1.a) would there be a robbery

Answer 3

no because there is no theft as there was no dishonesty

Question 4

Which case showed that if there was no theft no robbery

Answer 4

Robinson:

was owed £7 and threatened V, in the struggle he dropped £5 which D kept and told V he expected the £2

Question 5

Case here conviction for robbery was upheld as D knew he had no legal right to the items so could not claim he was no dishonest s.1.2.a.

Answer 5

R v Forrester
V kept £200 deposit when tenancy ended. But D believed he had been asked to leave without justification and the deposit was unfairly withheld. So he went into V’s house and took some of V’s items to use them to bargain to get his deposit or sell the items.