Robbery

Question 1

What is the test for Robbery?

Answer 1

1. Force/threat of force.
2. Force/threat of force was at the time of theft or immediately before it.
3. In order to steal.
4. Intention to use or threaten force.

Question 2

What is the MR for robbery?

Answer 2

INTENTION TO USE OR THREATEN FORCE
• D. intends to apply force to someone.
• D. intends to threaten someone with force.

Question 3

Why must a threat of force be imminent?

Answer 3

Because if it is a threat of future force, this is blackmail rather than robbery.

Question 4

How to do robbery in the exam?

Answer 4

All 5 elements of theft, and then the 4 elements of robbery afterwards.