Robbery Flashcards
What act is robbery in
Theft act 1968
What section of theft act is robbery
Section 8 theft act 1968
What type of offence is robbery
Indictable
What is max sentence for robbery
Life imprisonment
Define when a person is guilty of robbery
A person is guilty of robbery is he steals and immediately before or at the time of doing so uses force on any person or seeks to put a person in fear of being subjected to force
What other offence has to be proved in order for robber to be an offence
Theft
Define what is meant by ‘immediately before’
Unbroken chain of events between the force being used and the theft
When can force not be used for it to be a robbery
After the theft
What must the force be used for for it to be robbery and what force would not make it a robbery
Force or causing fear of force must be used to enable theft not to escape after theft
When does threat of force have to be used for it to be robbery
Must be at the time and the place
What does the threat not need to be towards
The person who has the property but a person can’t fear for the safety of another person so force would need to be used on the other person
Why must the threat of force be immediate to be robbery
If it isn’t it will constitute as blackmail
