Self Check 8 - Robbery Flashcards
Dave decides to rob the local bank. He leaves a rifle in his vehicle parked down the street from the bank. He goes into the premises and tells the teller that if she doesn’t hand over the money he will go to his car, get his gun and blow her head off.
Dave’s actions would be sufficient to satisfy the ‘armed with an offensive weapon’ ingredient of ‘aggravated robbery’.
Select one:
- True
- False
False
A patched gang memer sits down on a seat next to an elderly lady and asks her for a cigarette. The woman does not answer so the gang member moves closer and says, “give me a cigarette now, you bitch”.
Scared by the gang members words and conduct she hands one over.
The gang member should be charged with ‘demanding with menaces’.
Select one:
- True
- False
True
In relation to the ‘intent to steal’ ingredient of ‘demanding with menaces’ the prosecution must show that the offender acted dishonestly and without claim of right.
A belief in legal entitlement to demand the thing demanded is therefore a defence.
Select one:
- True
- False
True
Henry gets into a fight with Steve as he thinks Steve is seeing his girlfriend. He punches and kicks Steve. Steve falls to the ground and is slow to get up.
Henry see’s that he has an opportunity and decides to steal Steve’s wallet which is falling out of a pocket but is unsuccessful in taking it from him.
Henry should be charged with ‘assault with intent to rob’.
Select one:
- True
- False
False
Jim goes into the supermarket on his way home from soft ball practice. He is carrying his soft ball bat in his hand. While waiting in the queue he decides to rob the supermarket and threatens the checkout operator that if he doesn’t hand over the money he will get hit around the head with the bat.
If Jim carries through with his plan, he would be liable for ‘aggravated robbery’. Although Jim’s initial carriage of the soft ball bat was innocent his later actions would deem it to be an offensive weapon.
Select one:
- True
- False
True
Joe arms himself with an imitation firearm and successfully robs his local bank of cash.
Joe is able to be charged with ‘aggravated robbery’ as the imitation firearm falls within the definition of anything appearing to be an offensive weapon.
Select one:
- True
- False
True
A couple is parked up in a local park when they are dragged out of a car by a group of youths. The youths threaten to punch the female if the male does not hand over the keys to his car. The male gives them the keys and the youths drive off in the vehicle.
Is the following statement true or false?
As the threats of violence were not directed at the male the youths can only be charged with ‘assault on the female’ and ‘demanding with menaces’
Select one:
- True
- False
False
Two offenders intend to rob an office manager of his laptop computer. They approach the victim and tell him that if he does not hand over his computer they will smash his head in. The victim, believing that he is about to be assaulted runs off and keeps possession of his computer.
The most appropriate charge in relation to both offenders would be ‘assault with intent to rob’.
Select one:
- True
- False
True
The offence ‘demanding with menaces’ section 239(2) CA 1961, is complete as soon as a person forms the intention to steal property from a person.
Select one:
- True
- False
False
John is desperate for some cigarettes. He goes into a dairy puts his finger in his pocket and points it at the dairy owner pretending he has a firearm. The dairy owner gives John two boxes of cigarettes and John flees the scene.
John’s actions would be sufficient to charge him with ‘aggravated robbery’ as he has pretended to be armed with a firearm and has stolen cigarettes.
Select one:
- True
- False
False
Sharon is waiting at a taxi stand when she is approached by a patched gang member with extensive facial tattoos. He asks Sharon if she smokes, Sharon is afraid panics and gives the gang member her packet of cigarettes.
The most appropriate offence would be ‘robbery’ as Sharon has handed over her property due to the gang members demeanor and look.
Select one:
- True
- False
False
It would be appropriate to charge an offender with ‘assault with intent to rob’ where violence has been used but the robbery for whatever reason has not been completed.
Select one:
- True
- False
True
