Robbery

Question 1

How is robbery defined?

Answer 1

Robbery is defined under section 8 of the theft act as 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 a person being in fear or being then subjected to force

Question 2

What is a completed theft?

Answer 2

There must be a completed theft where both the acts reus and the mens rea are satisfied

Cocoran V Anderson

Question 3

What about force?

Answer 3

The prosecution has to prove that force or the threat of force was used against the victim

R V Dawson V James

Question 4

What about force at the time of stealing?

Answer 4

Force must be used at the time of stealing.
- accidental infliction of force during theft is not robbery

R V Hale

Question 5

What is the mens rea required?

Answer 5

D must have the mens rea for theft- dishonesty and intention to permanently deprive
This is also intention to use force to steal.