Robbery

Question 1

Where is robbery defined?

Answer 1

S.8 Theft Act 1968

Question 2

What is robbery?

Answer 2

If they steal, and immediately before or at the time of doing so, and in order to do so, uses force on any person or puts or seeks to put any person in fear of being then and there subjected to force

Question 3

What elements have to be present for robbery?

Answer 3

• AR: Theft, use (or fear of the use) of force
• MR: MR for theft, intent to use force in order to steal

Question 4

Theft

Answer 4

All the elements of theft must be present

Question 5

Case for theft

Answer 5

Robinson

Question 6

Use of force

Answer 6

Only minimal amount of force is required, provided it is on the person

Question 7

Case for use of force

Answer 7

Dawson and James

Question 8

Fear of the use of force (force)

Answer 8

The threat of force is sufficient, even if V is not actually frightened of D’s actions

Question 9

Fear of the use of force case (force)

Answer 9

B and R v DPP

Question 10

On any person (force)

Answer 10

The person threatened need not be the person stolen from

Question 11

Force immediately before or at the time of the theft (force)

Answer 11

No decided time period for what is ‘immediately before’

Question 12

Force immediately before or at the time of the theft case (force)

Answer 12

Hale

Question 13

MR for theft

Answer 13

D must have the men’s rea for theft (dishonesty and intention to permanently deprive)

Question 14

Force in order to steal

Answer 14

The force must be used in order to steal, if it was not used for this purpose then any later theft will not make it into robbery

Question 15

Case for force in order to steal

Answer 15

Vinnall