Theft Flashcards

1
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Where is theft contained

A

S1 theft act 1967

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2
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What are the 3 AR elements of theft

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  1. Appropriation
  2. Property
  3. Belonging to another
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3
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What are the 2 MR elements of theft

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  1. Dishonestly
  2. Intention to permanently deprive
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4
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What section is appropriation contained in

A

S3 theft act

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5
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What is appropriation and what are the different rights that can be assumed

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Assumption of the rights of the owner:
- possesion
- right to use
- alter
- sell
- exchange
- offer for sale

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6
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What does the case of morris say about appropriation

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Only 1 right needs to be assumed

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7
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What case says that the property doesn’t need to leave the possession of the owner in order to be assumed

A

Corcoran v Anderton

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8
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What does the case of Gomez say

A

Consent obtained by deception can still amount to an appropriation

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9
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What case say that genuine consent doesn’t prevent an appropriation

A

Hinks

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10
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When does an appropriation take place

A

When they decide to keep the property or deal with it in a way that they weren’t meant to

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11
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Where is the element of property contained

A

S4 theft act

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12
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What are the 5 different categories of property

A
  • Money
  • real property
  • personal property (moveable)
  • things in action (no physical presence)
  • other intangible things (copy right)
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13
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What does the case of oxford and moss say

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Knowledge doesn’t amount to property

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14
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What case speaks about corpse/body parts as property and what is said

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Kelly and Lindsay- corpse/body parts don’t normally amounts to property unless acquire different attributes by virtue/skill

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15
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What are some examples of things that aren’t considered to be property

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  • wild flowers/mushrooms
  • wild animals
  • electricity
  • corpse/body parts
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16
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Where is the element of belonging to another contained

A

S5 theft act

17
Q

When does property belong to another

A

When they have:
- possesion
- control
- proprietary rights/interest

18
Q

Does the person the property belongs to have to be the lawful owner

19
Q

What does the case of turner say

A

Property can belong to more than 1 person

20
Q

What case talks about abandoned property and what was said

A

Rickets v Basildon- only property that is completely abandoned can be regarded as not belonging to another

21
Q

What does the case of Davidge v Bennett say

A

Property belongs to another until the D had dealt with it in a correct way according to obligations

22
Q

What case says that obligations must be to deal with property in a specific way

23
Q

What case speaks about receiving the property by mistake and what was said

A

A-G reference- if received my mistake its still regarded as belonging to another, the act becomes theft when they decide to keep it

24
Q

Where is the MR element of dishonesty contained

A

S2 theft act

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Whats the key case used for dishonestly and what was said
R v Feeley- dishonesty is a matter for the jury to decide
26
What are the 3 situations where the D wont be regarded as dishonest
S2(1) a- believes he has right to deprive other of property S2(1) b- belives he has the other consent S2(1) c- believes person who property belongs to cant be discovered by reasonable steps
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If none of the situations where the D is not dishonest apply, what do you do
Apply the Ivey test- use the standards of ordinary decent people
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What does s2(2) say about dishonesty
If the d offers to repay after taking property, they are still regarded as being dishonest
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What does s1(2) say about dishonesty
The motive of the D is irrelevant
30
Where is the element of intention to permanently deprive contained
S6 theft act
31
What does the case of lavender describe intention to permanently deprive as
Intent to deal with property as own
32
What does the case of Raphael say
Taking property and offering to sell back is regarded intention to permanently deprive
33
What case says that intending to replace property with the same amount is intention to permanently deprive
Velumyl
34
What does the case of DPP v J say
If return in damaged state, that is regarded as intention to permanently deprive
35
What case say what borrow and lend means
Lloyd- keeping property until goodness/virtue is gone
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What does the case of Easom say
intent to take property if upon closer inspection it is worth stealing, not regarded as an intention to permanently deprive.