Theft Cases Flashcards
Morris
D switched the labels for lower prices ones on goods. Held guilty of theft need no appropriate all rights.
PITHAM and HEHL
The D was looking after and friends flat whilst he was in prison. The D stole the furniture and he was guilty of theft. - selling as assumption of rights.
Skipp now overruled old law
D needed to collect onions and transport them to Leicester. Instead he took them to Scotland without consent. He appropriated when he took them to Scotland. Guilty theft
Lawrence current law
V offered £1 for a 50p taxi ride. The D said this wasn’t enough and took another 6 pounds. The D was guilty of theft even though the owner consented.
Gomez
D given permission by manager to supply goods worth £17000 to a customer for cheques I’m which the D knew were fake. Guilty despite consent
Atakpu. Continuing process
D lawfully hired cars in Dover but took them to England to sell. They intended to do so from the start. They were arrested in Dover but appropriation happened in Germany
Oxford v moss
Uni student got proof of exam paper he was going to sit. Accepted that D wasn’t going to intend to permanently deprive the uni of it. Not guilty.
Kelly
CA held that although dead body parts cannot be stolen these had a purpose and were presented therefore they were property and guilty
Tuner
D left car in garage for repair. He got the spare key and drove the car home during the night without paying for repairs. Held can steal your own property if someone has legal possession of it
Collinson
D recovered golf balls from the bottom of a lake at a gold course. He sold them on. Guilty as they weren’t truly abandoned and belonged to the golf course
Wain
D raised money for a charity by doing a TV campaign. But didn’t pay the charity. He had assumed rights of the owner and he had received this property for a particular purpose. Guilty theft
AG reference 1
D got overpaid and didn’t tell her company. Guilty theft as she received property by another’s mistake
Ghosh
Two stage dishonesty test
Adrian small
The D took a car which had been left in a the steer for days with the keys in it. Not dishonest as s2(1)c
Lavender
D took purple doors from girlfriends council flat and swapped them with better doors. Council owned doors and D treated the property as his own to dispose of.
