Act
S8 Theft Act 1968
Define
Guilty if he steals and before/at time uses force or seeks to put a person in fear of force (in order to steal)
AR of theft + case
Appropriate
Property
Belonging to another
(Robinson)
Slightest touch can be force
Dawson and James
Taking the thing isn’t force
RP v DPP
Force can be applied indirectly
Clouden
It’s the intention of the perpetrator not the fortitude of V
B&R v DPP
Force can be aimed at any person (not just the V)
Smith v Desmond