Robbery

Question 1

Corcoran v Anderton

Answer 1

Grabbing the strap of the bag assumes the right of the owner, even if the defendant never assumed full control

Question 2

R v Dawson & James

Answer 2

Force does not require violence - any force is enough

Question 3

P & Others v DPP

Answer 3

Force must be direct or substantial, not like a pickpocket

Question 4

R v Clouden

Answer 4

Force can be applied on a person through property (must cause force against the person)

Question 5

R v Hale

Answer 5

Placing hand over victim’s mouth constituted force

Question 6

R v DPP

Answer 6

Requirement that victim apprehends force rather than fears it

Question 7

R v Taylor

Answer 7

Victim of threat of force must be aware of the threat (cannot cause someone to apprehend that force will be used against a third party)

Question 8

R v Donaghy & Marshall

Answer 8

Threat and later theft - at the time of the theft, was the threat still acting on the mind of the victim, and did the defendant know this?