Robbery

Question 1

Robbery s.8 of Theft act 1968

Answer 1

Indictable offence always tried at crown court
Maximum sentence is life
Essentially theft plus force

Question 2

If any element of theft is missing then there cannot be a conviction for robbery

Answer 2

Robinson

Question 3

Offence committed at the time the theft is completed

Answer 3

Cocoran and Anderson

Question 4

AR

Answer 4

Theft accompanied by use or threat of force, before or at time of stealing and in order to steal

Question 5

Force

Answer 5

e:
The jury decides whether the acts were force, using the ordinary meaning of the
word (Dawson)
 It includes wrenching a bag from a hand Clouden Immediately before or at the time of theft
 For robbery, theft has been held to be a continuing act - Hale
 Using force to escape can still be at the time of the theft – Lockley
 Threats of future force will not suffice for robbery.
 Must seek to put in fear of being ‘then and there’ subjected to force
 The force can be against any person - does not have to be against the victim
of the theft.
 There is no requirement that V fears force - B and R v DPP

Question 6

It must be

Answer 6

in order to steal

Question 7

MR

Answer 7

Mr for theft plus intention to use force to steal/seek to put in fear of force being used.