Robbery

Question 1

Section 8 theft act 1968

Answer 1

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 or seeks to put any person in fear of being then and there subjected to force

Robbery is therefore aggravated theft

Question 2

Immediately before or after the time

Hale (1979)

Answer 2

Putting a hand over the victims mouth and tying her up, whilst another stole her jewellery

Continuing Act- tieing her up at the time of appropriation

Question 3

If there is no theft there cannot be a robbery

Robinson

Answer 3

Taking money at knifepoint which was owed to the defendant

Owed money = no theft and no robbery

Question 4

Anderton

Answer 4

Snatching a bag and then dropping it DOES amount to robbery

Theft occurred at snatching= robbery force at that point

Question 5

In order to steal

Answer 5

The force must be used in order to steal
If the defendant uses force and then decides to steal these are two separate events
This is the glue between the force or threat of force

Example case = Lockley (1995)

Question 6

Lockley

Answer 6

Appropriation is a continuing thing

Force was used in order to escape with theft

Question 7

Use of force

Answer 7

Dawson

Question 8

Dawson

Answer 8

Balance to steal is sufficient in force nudged, other stole pocket contents

Question 9

Clouden (1987)

Answer 9

Authority

Touching = not sufficient

Question 10

On any one person

Answer 10

The person threatened does not have to be the person who suffers the theft

The force can be on any person

Question 11

Mens rea

Answer 11

The defendant must have the dishonest intention to steal and any intention to use this force on r recklessness

You need an intention to use this force, or at least recklessness, but there is no expressed indication of Mens rea with regard to the force