OF03: Receives

Question 1

Section

Answer 1

Section 246 & Section 247

Question 2

Elements

Answer 2

Receives
Any property stolen or obtained
Knowing the property to have been stolen or being reckless as to whether or not it was stolen or obtained

Question 3

Receives

Answer 3

Possession or control or helps to conceal or dispose

Question 4

Any property stolen or obtained

Answer 4

Tangible or intangible

Taken in an offence other than theft

Question 5

Possession or control

Answer 5

Awareness that the item:
Is where it is
Has been stolen
Actual or potential control
Intention to exercise that control

Question 6

Helps in concealing or disposing

Answer 6

Act as an intermediary in arranging for or assisting in the dealings of the property

Does not have to handle the property manually or deal with is physically

Question 7

Property

Answer 7

All or part of the original property stolen

Question 8

Stolen

Answer 8

Property obtained in theft

Property taken in robbery or burglary

Question 9

Knowing the property to have been stolen or obtained

Answer 9

The guilty knowledge

Believes that property is stolen or obtained unlawfully

Question 10

Being reckless as to whether the property was stolen or dishonestly obtained

Answer 10

Suspects the property to be stolen or obtained

Takes the property anyway

Question 11

Guilty Knowledge

Answer 11

The reckless to suspect and ignore that fact, or direct knowledge

Question 12

Prove guilty knowledge

Answer 12

Direct evidence from thief
Circumstantial evidence:
Susp nature
Undervalue
General conduct
Denies possession
Hides property

Question 13

Doctrine of Recent Possession

Answer 13

The person in possession or control of stolen property is either the thief or the receiver,
Will be charged with the receives charge and an alternative theft charge