Robbery - S8

Question 1

What is the definition of robbery?

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

Question 2

A person needs to steal to commit robbery, is that true?

Answer 2

Yes

Question 3

Does a person need to use force for it to be a robbery?

Answer 3

No, they only need to make another person fear that

Question 4

When must force be used or threatened?

Answer 4

Before or while stealing

Question 5

What is the relevant legislation for robbery?

Answer 5

Theft Act (1968) - S8

Question 6

What and why is R v Clouden (1987) important?

Answer 6

The case found that even though the guilty party didn’t touch the victim at all, he was still guilty of robbery. Therefore, it was established that force doesn’t have to be used on a person to commit robbery