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14 Cards in this Set
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Section 8 of the theft act is.... |
A person is guilty of robbery if he steal, and immediately before or at the time, to do so, uses force on any person, or seeks to put any person in fear, of being then and there subjected to force. |
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Corcoran v Anderton |
D hit woman in the back and snatches bag, after she let it go, but feel on floor guilty of robbery as satisfied all elements of theft, irrelevant that he didn’t get the bag |
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Robinson |
Owed money by v wife, during altercation V dropped a £5 and D picked it up saying V still owed him a further £2! Ng as not dishonest under s 2.1a as was owed it |
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Forrester |
Landlord kept £100, D then went to to landlords house to rob him, whilst he was detained, was G of robbery as didn’t have a legal right to take items, was dishonest under section 2.1a |
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Dawson and James |
D nudged and fought with V causing him to trip so they could pick pocket him, conviction of robbery upheld, COA held “force” was an ordinary term and the jury should ascertain it, force doesn’t need to be substantial but significant enough to modify victims movements |
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Clouden |
Wretched shopping basket off victims hand, COA held D guilty of robbery as held force against property is force and resistance isn’t needed |
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RP V DPP |
D snatched cig from victims hand, without touching victim, NG as force on victim didn’t modify movement |
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Bentham |
D broke into ex employees house and put finger into pocket as if had a gun.... whilst asking for money, G of Romney as intended to put V in fear irrelevant had no gun |
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Smith V Desmond |
Bakery robbed, tied up maintenance man, G of robbery as force can be on any person |
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B and R |
Boy stopped by 5 other boys asked for money and phone, whilst holding him, took wallet mobile and bus pass, Guilty as used actual and implied force didn’t matter that wasn’t scared hale |
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Hale |
Got jewellery box then tired up both people, argued had done that after the appropriation but COA held that was a continuing act |
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Lockley |
D tried to steal beer and used force when D tried to stop him, robbery is a continuing act so G |
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Donaghy |
Ordered taxi driver to take him from Newmarket to London, and made threats to his life, then stole £22 NG of robbery as didn’t use force to steal |
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Donaghy |
Ordered taxi driver to take him from Newmarket to London on threats of his life. Then stole £22 NG as didn’t use force to steal |
