Robbery Flashcards

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Definition and act

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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’

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Must be completed theft and if any element is missing then no robbery

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R v Robinson

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Force used in theft so they are found guilty of robbery

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R v Raphael and another

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Amount of force used only has to be small

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Corcoran v Anderton

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Usual meaning of force (nudging)

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R v Dawson and James

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No touching or direct contact= no robbery

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P v DPP

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No need to show victim felt threatened, implied threat of force, some limited force

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B and R v DPP

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Continuing act

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R v Hale

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Force used in order to escape= force used to steal

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R v Lockley

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