Crimes Of Dishonesty

Question 1

Robery

Answer 1

Hybrid crime - CATP and COD
Theft achieve through personal violence
AR=taking something essentially aggregation of theft
Assault/threat of violence

Question 2

Harrison V Jessop

Answer 2

Facts: landlord goes to tennents shop and take money from till for rent arrears and tells them no one can leave till he is paid

Held:
Sufficient of robbery because of intimidation

Question 3

Cromarty’s V HMA

Answer 3

Facts: steals a women’s bag from behind

Held : is sufficient to be robbery as the bag snapped so force is used

Question 4

Petrovich V Jessops

Answer 4

Facts: law student steals book
Argued he was exhausted and didn’t mean to as did mean to pay for them police agree he was exhausted in custody

Held: on appeal judge mishandle case and the student did not have a dishonest intention

Question 5

HMA V McAllister

Answer 5

Facts: women was getting roof repaired and told it would cost £2000 when the only repair needed would be £50

Held : breach of trust sufficient for fraud charge

Question 6

Guild v Lees

Answer 6

Facts:
Write check from employer to pay personal bills

Held:that cheques were a tango able item