robbery Flashcards
what act covers the robery
theft act 1968
what type of offence is robery
indictable offence
what is the definition of robery
stealing ‘immediatly before or at the time of doing so and in order to do so he uses force on any person or puts or seeks to put any person in fear of being then and there subjected to force’
what is the simple deffinition of robery
theft with force
what are the actus reus of robery
completed theft
force
on any person
immediatly before or at the time of theft
force used to steal
what are the AR elements of theft
apropriation
of property
belonging to another
give cases for the need for a completed theft ar
zerei
robinson
corcoron v aanderton
how much dose the level of force need to be
need not me substantial but more than minimal
is there a definition of force and what case tells the jury what the do
no
clowden-jury uses common sense
what types can the force be
explicit
implicit
implyed
what case states that if there is no touching there is no robery
P v DPP
what case gives force the ordanary meaning
R v Dawson
what case states threat of force will suffice
B + R v DPP
what is key about the ar element on any person
the person threatened does not have to be the person whom the theft occours
how must the force be used
to help commit the robbery
what must be the link between the force and the robbery
casual link
give a case of the force being used immediatly before the robbery
R v Hale
give a case where the appropriation is classed as a continuing act
R v Lockley
give a case showing that d must inted to steal at the time of the force
D v Vinall
what is the mr of theft
dishonesty
intention to permantaly deprive
how must d intend to use their force
to steal
what if d uses force to hurt v then decides to steal
not robbery
what are some of the cps examples of when it would be appropriate to charge robbery
forcible snatching eg bag
a younger v gives money to and older d after threat of force
a weapon is made visable
what are the cps examples of what isnt robbery
bag is taken of shoulder without force
a shoulder strap is cut and v is unaware untill after the theft
what section covers robbery
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