robbery Flashcards
steals complete theft
corcoran v anderton
corcoran v anderton
that a robbery was commited where a woman handbag was wrestled from her grasp even though it then fell to the ground and was not able to get away it
force or threat of force nudge
dawson and james
dawson and james
force or threat of force
P V DPP
P V DPP
there was no force used on any person therefore D was not guilty of robbery
threat of force
bentham
bentham
D was charged with robbery pleaded guilty and sentenced to five years imprisonment
immediately before or at the time of theft
hale
hale
this acse impemented the contuing act theory although the force of tying her up was after they had appropiated the property the courts said the force was in order to steal so the theft was still ongoing
what case cinfirmed an approppiation can be a continuing act
lockley
mens rea
robinson
robinson
conviction was quashed there was no theft undder s.2(1)(a) since the defendant had an honest belief that he was entitled to the money