Assault with Intent to Rob (a) Flashcards
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Assault with Intent to Rob (a)
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Section 236 (1) (a) Crimes Act 1961
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Penalty
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14 years
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Elements
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- With intent to Rob any person
- Causes GBH
- to that person OR any other person
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Intent
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In a criminal law context there are two specific types of intention in an offence. Firstly there must be an intention to commit the act and secondly, an intention to get a specific result.
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Robbery
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Theft accompanied by violence or threats of violence to any person or property used to extort the property stolen or to prevent or overcome resistance to its being stolen Section 234 (1) Crimes Act 1961
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Person
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Gender Neutral. Proven by judicial note or circumstantially.
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GBH
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Grievous bodily harm - simply “harm that is really serious”
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DPP v Smith
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“Bodily harm” needs no explanation and “grievous” means no more and no less than “really serious”