Robbery Flashcards
Definition and act
S.8 Theft Act 1968 ‘a person is guilty of robbery if he steals and immediately before or at the time of doing so, and in order to do so, he uses force on any person or puts on any person or seeks to put on any person fear of being subjected to force’
Must be completed theft and if any element is missing then no robbery
R v Robinson
Force used in theft so they are found guilty of robbery
R v Raphael and another
Amount of force used only has to be small
Corcoran v Anderton
Usual meaning of force (nudging)
R v Dawson and James
No touching or direct contact= no robbery
P v DPP
No need to show victim felt threatened, implied threat of force, some limited force
B and R v DPP
Continuing act
R v Hale
Force used in order to escape= force used to steal
R v Lockley