Robbery

Question 1

Elements : Robbery

Answer 1

T V T P P E R
Theft
Accompanied by Violence 
OR 
Accompanied by the threat of violence 
To any person
OR 
To any property 
Used to extort the stolen property 
OR
TO prevent or overcome any resistance to the property being stolen

Question 2

Aggravated robbery

Answer 2

a person robs any person and, at the time, before or after the robbery,
-causes grievous bodily harm to any person
or
- being together with any other person or persons, robs any person or
-a person armed with an offensive weapon or instrument (which includes a firearm), robs any other person.

Question 3

Assault with intent to rob.

Answer 3

Assault with intent to rob is where any person assaults a person with the intention to rob them (but no theft takes place).

Question 4

Demanding with intent to steal.

Answer 4

“Everyone is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years who, with menaces or by any threat, demands any property from any persons with intent to steal it.”

Question 5

Theft

Answer 5

DISHONESTLY
WITHOUT claim of right
TAKES
Any PROPERTY
With intent to DEPRIVE any owner permanently of that property
OR
with intent to deprive any owner permanently from any INTEREST in that property.

Question 6

Accompanied by Violence

and

Threats of Violence

Answer 6

Accompanied by violence
Robbery is committed if violence is used on the victim at the time of the theft.
Example: A man is knocked to the ground and his wallet is stolen by the assailant.

Threats of Violence
There must be an actual threat of violence by words or conduct. It is not
sufficient if there is only fear.
Example: Fear may NOT be caused by reputation, without an actual threat being made

Question 7

Used to Extort the property stolen

Answer 7

“Extort” means to obtain by violence or intimidation, or to extract forcibly.
The violence or threats of violence must have been used for the purpose of extorting the property being stolen.

Question 8

To prevent or overcome resistance to the property being stolen

Answer 8

Examples

Tying up the night watchman inside a building while stealing the safe from that building. Tying him up would overcome and perhaps prevent any further resistance to the theft.
Knocking a person to the ground so they will not have the opportunity to resist.