robbery cases Flashcards
Robinson
D was owed £7 by a woman. He approached the woman’s husband, brandishing a knife and a fight ensued during which the woman’s husband dropped a £5 note. D picked up the note and demanded the remaining £2.
Conviction quashed as D believed he was entitled to the money.
Corcoran v Anderton
One of the defendants hit a woman in the back and rugged at her bag. She let go of the bag and dropped it on the ground. Ds ran off without the bag because the woman was screaming and attracting attention.
Theft was complete so the Ds were guilty of robbery.
Raphael
Defendants were convicted of W conspiracy to rob V by force, taking his car and then offering £500 to get him to buy it back.
Judge suggested that it was hard to find it a better example of such and intention than the facts of the case. The defendants were found guilty of robbery.
Dawson and James
One of the defendants pushed the victim, causing him to lose balance which enabled the other D to take his wallet.
Convicted of robbery. The court of appeal held that “force” was an ordinary word and it was for the jury to decide if there had been force.
Clouden
D wrenched a shopping basket from the victim’s hand.
D was guilty of robbery. The court of appeal held that the trial judge was right to leave the question of whether D had used force on a person to the jury.
B and R v DPP
Schoolboy was stopped by five other school boys. They asked for his mobile phone and money. As this was happening, another group of bous joined the first five. No serious violence was used but V was pushed and his arms were held while he was searched.
Hale
Two defendants forced their way into Vs house. One put his hand over V mouth to stop her screaming while the other went upstairs and took her jewellery box. Before they left the house they tied V up.
Lockley
D was caught shoplifting cans of beer. He used forge on the shopkeeper who tried to stop him from escaping.
D appealed on the basis that the theft was complete when he used the force, but the Court of Appeal followed the decision in Hale and upheld his conviction for robbery.
