BURGLARY AND AGG BURGLARY

Question 1

BURGLARY SECTION 9 (1)(a) THEFT ACT 1968 - SID

Answer 1

A person commits an offence who enters a building or part of a building as a trespasser with intent to SID.

Points to prove:
- enter as a trespasser a building/part of building
- with intent to
- steal or inflict GBH or commit damage

Either way - up to 14 years on indictment.

Question 2

BURGLARY SECTION 9(1)(b) THEFT ACT 1968 - SI

Answer 2

An offence is committed by any person who having entered a building or part of a building as a trespasser commits or attempts to commit SI.

Points to prove:
- having entered as a trespasser a building/part of building
- steals or inflicts GBH on person therein
- attempts either of above

Either way offence

Question 3

AGGRAVATED BURGLARY SECTION 10 THEFT ACT 1968

Answer 3

A person commits an offence who commits any burglary and at the time has with them their WIFE.

Points to prove:
- Commits any burglary
- has with him at the time
- any firearm or imitation firearm
- or any weapon of offence or
- any explosive

Indictable Only - life imprisonment

Question 5

SID

Answer 5

S - steals

I - inflict GBH

D - do unlawful damage

Question 6

WIFE

Answer 6

W - weapon of offence

I - imitation firearm

F - Firearm

E - explosive