Robbery

Question 1

Type of offence + max sentence

Answer 1

Specific intent + indictable

Life

Question 2

Definition of robbery

Answer 2

A person will be guilty of robbery if they steal and immediately before or at the time of doing so, he uses force on any person or puts or seeks to put any person in fear of being subjected to force

Question 3

Tests for robbery

Answer 3

1 steals
2 uses force or threat of force
3 immediately before or at time
4 on any person
5 in order to do so
6 intention to steal
7 intention to use force

Question 4

steals

Answer 4

completed theft - do not need to get away - Corcoran v Anderton

Question 5

Force + cases

Answer 5

needs to be on a person - P v DPP + can be small

justling is not force - Dawson + James

Question 6

Threat of force + cases

Answer 6

V does not need to know of this threat

threat does not need to be real - Bentham

Question 7

immediately before or at time of theft

Answer 7

Can use continuing act theory - Hale + confirmed in Lockley

Question 8

In order to do so

Answer 8

force or threat needs to be used to steal

Question 9

On any person

Answer 9

does not have to be the person stolen from

Question 10

Dishonesty S.2 + case

Answer 10

S.2 - not dishonest if:
Thought had legal right - Robinson
thought D would let them
Could not find owner through R steps

Question 11

Ivey tests

Answer 11

Ds knowledge as to the facts
Ds standard of conduct dishonest to ordinary decent perosn

+ dishonest to RM

Question 12

Intention to application/threat of force

Answer 12

Intend to apply or threaten force