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Theft Flashcards

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1
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What does section 1 of the Theft Act state

A

To dishonestly appropriate property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving another of it.

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What does section 3 say?

What does this include?

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Assuming rights of ownership, this includes selling, keeping, lending and destroying.

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3
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What was the case where the D sold everything in their friends flat without their permission?

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Pitman V Hehl

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4
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Must a thief assume all rights of the owner?

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No

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5
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What happened in R v Morris?

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D swapped the price labels on the product.

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6
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Can you appropriate property with the consent of the victim?

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Yes

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What happened in Skipp?

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D stole 3 lorries full of oranges, the appropriation happened when he went off route.

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What happened in Lawrence?

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Taxi driver took too much money off Italian student for taxi fare.

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What happened in Gomez?

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D gave a shop faulty cheques for £17,000 worth of goods

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What are the conflicts between civil and criminal law in associating to gifts?

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Gifts are legally past through civil law, however in Hinks the D manipulated an old man into giving her £80,000. In criminal law this is illegal as she took advantage of him, however the gifts has already been past.

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11
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What year was the Theft Act created

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Theft Act 1968

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12
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Is appropriation a continuing process or an one off occurrence? Which case illustrates this?

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Theft is usually a one off occurrence. The case is Atakpu

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S4 (1) says which property can be stole?

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Money, real property, personal property, things in action, intangible property

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14
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Property does not include information which case illustrates this?

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Oxford V Moss

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What does S4(2) say?

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Land cannot be stolen unless: the D is in a position of trust or stolen by someone not in possession of it

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What does S4(3) and S4(4) say? HINT: plants

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S4(3) says that you can’t steal wild plants unless you intend to sell them for commercial purposes
S4(4) says wild animals cannot be stolen unless they’ve been tamed

17
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Human body parts cannot be stolen which case illustrates this?

A

Kelly & Lyndsay- D stole body parts that belonged it the Royal College of Surgeons, they were being used for teaching proposes

18
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S5 states what?

A

Property belonging to another

19
Q

What happened in Woodman?

A

A piece of scrap metal was left on a site. D took this piece of metal, however this still belonged to the company

20
Q

Can you be liable for stealing your own property?

A

Yes. The case of Turner where the D stole his car from a garage without paying for it

21
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Which two cases illustrate abandoned property?

A

Collision and R V Basildon Mags Court

22
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What does S5(3) say?

A

Receiving property for a particular purpose

23
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List the 3 cases for receiving property for a purpose and give a brief fact on each case

A

Hall (travel agent who stole money)

Davidge V Bunnett (didn’t pay for the gas bill)

Wain (spend money raised from Telefon)

24
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S5(4) says what?

A

Receiving property by mistake

25
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What are the two cases for receiving money by mistake?

A

Gilks and A-G reference no1 1983

26
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What does S2 say?

A

Dishonesty

27
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What are the two stages of the Ghosh test?

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  1. ) Was the D dishonest according to the reasonable and honest on the street
  2. ) Did D realise a reasonable person think it dishonest
28
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What does the Robin Hood law say? S1(2)

A

You can still be guilty of theft even if your stealing isn’t for financial gain

29
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Can you still be guilty for stealing property if you replace the good for same amount of money? S2(2).

A

Yes

30
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What is S2(1)a?

And what is the case?

A

Honest belief in legal right?

Case- Robinson

31
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What is S2(1)b

A

Honest belief in consent

32
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What is S2(1)c?

And what is the case?

A

Honest belief the owner cannot be found

Case- Adrian Small

33
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What is section 6?

A

Intention to permanently deprive

34
Q

What happened in Lavender?

A

The D swapped the doors of his council flat

35
Q

Is it a crime to return property with all its good and virtue gone?
What are the cases?

A

Yes
Bagshaw (taking gas cylinders)
Lloyd (D made illegal copy of film)

36
Q

Can you return similar property?

What is the case?

A

No

Case- Velumyl (D took £1000 from till at work intending to return it, had to return same notes to be not guilty)

37
Q

When does a person have conditional intent?

A

If they intend to steal if certain circumstances are satisfied.

Case- Easom

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