ROBBERY

Question 1

CRIMES ACT 1961

WHAT IS SECTION 234 (1) (A) AND ELEMENTS

Answer 1

ROBBERY

• Theft
• Accompanied by violence
  OR
• Accompanied by threats of violence
• To any person
  OR
• To any property
• Used to extort the property stolen
  OR
• To prevent or overcome resistance to the property being stolen

(Penalty = 10 years imprisonment)

Question 2

WHAT IS AGGROVATED ROBBERY?

Answer 2

• Causes grievous bodily harm to any person
• Two or more offenders
• Armed with any weapon or article that appears to be a weapon

(Penalty = 14 years imprisonment)

Question 3

WHAT IS ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO ROB?

Answer 3

Commits violence but nothing to steal

Question 4

WHAT IS DEMANDING WITH INTENT TO STEAL

Answer 4

Threatens or demands property but no theft occurs

Question 5

WHAT IS THEFT?

Answer 5

If theft can’t be proven then it is not robbery.

Question 6

WHAT IS ACCOMPANIED BY VIOLENCE?

Answer 6

Violence before or at the time of the theft

Question 7

WHAT IS ACCOMPANIED BY THREATS OF VIOLENCE?

Answer 7

Threats of violence before or at the time of the theft, demonstrated by conduct or words.

Question 8

WHAT DOES TO ANY PERSON OR PROPERTY MEAN?

Answer 8

• To the person who has been threatened by the violence
• The person who had the violence used against them
• The property that has been threatened with violence
• The property that had violence used against it.

Question 9

WHAT IS USED TO EXTORT THE PROPERTY STOLEN?

Answer 9

The violence or threats used by the offender are sufficient to cause the person to hand over the property against their will.

Question 10

WHAT IS TO PREVENT OR OVERCOME RESISTANCE TO THE PROPERTY BEING STOLEN?

Answer 10

The property is taken by the offender after any resistance to it’s taking has been prevented or overcome.