Robbery

Question 1

What section and act does robbery come under?

Answer 1

Section 8 theft act 1968 defines Robbery

Question 2

What’s the definition of robbery?

Answer 2

Where D steals and immediately before or at the time and in order to do so, uses force or the threat of force

Question 3

What’s stage 1?

Answer 3

The D must have committed a theft

Question 4

What’s the case for stage 1?

Answer 4

Robinson

Question 5

What can you say after that?

Answer 5

This has already been established above

Question 6

What’s stage 2?

Answer 6

The D must use force or the threat of force

Question 7

What does Dawson say?

Answer 7

Any amount of force is enough

Question 8

What does the side rule - indirect force say?

Answer 8

Force can be applied to the Vs clothing / bag

Question 9

What’s the case for indirect force?

Answer 9

Clouden

Question 10

What does the side rule - threat of force say?

Answer 10

Even if D doesn’t feel fear, this is enough

Question 11

What’s the case for threats of force?

Answer 11

B & R v DPP

Question 12

What’s stage 3?

Answer 12

Force must be used immediately before or at the time of the theft

Question 13

What’s the case used for stage 3?

Answer 13

Hale

Question 14

What does it say about appropriation?

Answer 14

Approbation is a continuing act so as long as force takes place “at some point”, this is enough

Question 15

What’s stage 4?

Answer 15

Force must be used in order to steal

Question 16

What’s the case for stage 4?

Answer 16

Lockley

Question 17

What’s the mens rea of theft?

Answer 17

It just be established - dishonesty, and an intention to permanently deprive

Question 18

What should we say here?

Answer 18

This has already been established above

Question 19

What’s the mens rea for robbery?

Answer 19

Intention to use force to the threat of force

Question 20

What’s the case for mens Rea?

Answer 20

Mohan