Robbery

Question 1

Section and Act

Answer 1

Robbery is an offence under S.8 of the Theft Act 1968

Question 2

Actus rea

Answer 2

Theft

Using force or putting or seeking to put any person in fear of force

Force must be immediately before or at the time of theft

Force must be in order to steal

Question 3

R v Waters

Answer 3

Without a completed theft there is no robbery as there is no intention to permanently deprive

Question 4

Corcoran v Anderton

Answer 4

As soon as theft is complete there is a robbery if force was used

There is no need to deprive to have intention to permanently deprive

Question 5

R v Clauden

Answer 5

Force can be indirect

Question 6

P v DPP

Answer 6

Taking something out of someone’s hand is unlikely to be force

Question 7

B and R v DPP

Answer 7

There need not be fear for there to be a threat of force as the defendant only has to seek to put any person in fear of being then and there subjected to force

Question 8

R v Hale

Answer 8

Immediately is misleading, it can mean a short period of time

It required deciding when a theft is completed

Question 9

R v Lockley

Answer 9

Appropriation is a continuing act, and the jury decides when theft is

Question 10

Mens rea

Answer 10

Had the mens rea for theft

Intended to use force to steal