Robbery 1B

Question 1

What section of what act defines Robbery?

Answer 1

S8 Of the Theft Act 1968

Question 2

What is the definition of Robbery?

Answer 2

Using or threatening force before or at the time of stealing.

Question 3

What is the first element?

Answer 3

There must be a completed theft

Question 4

What is the case used for the first element?

Answer 4

R v Robinson

Question 5

What does R v Robinson say?

Answer 5

If any element of theft is missing there cannot be a Robbery.

Question 6

How do you apply the first element?

Answer 6

No need to do entire theft scenario, just mention element of theft missing.

Question 7

What is the second element?

Answer 7

Uses or threatens force

Question 8

What case is used for ‘uses force’?

Answer 8

R v Dawson and James

Question 9

What does R v Dawson and James say?

Answer 9

Even a small/ slight touch can amount to force; it is a question for the jury to decide.

Question 10

What does RP and others v DPP say?

Answer 10

Merely taking something will not amount to ‘force’ automatically.

Question 11

What does R v Clouden say?

Answer 11

Force can be applied to a person indirectly through an object.

Question 12

What is important about D threatening force?

Answer 12

That they SEEK to put any person in fear.

Question 13

What does B and R v DPP say?

Answer 13

It is the intention of the perpetrator rather than the fortitude of the victim which determines whether the offence is robbery.

Question 14

What does S8 also say?

Answer 14

The force must be “then and there”

Question 15

What is the third element?

Answer 15

On any person

Question 16

What case is used for the third element?

Answer 16

Smith v Dawson

Question 17

What does Smith v Dawson say?

Answer 17

D doesn’t have to use or threaten force on the victim of the theft, just any person.

Question 18

What is the fourth element?

Answer 18

Force must be used/ threatened immediately before or at the time of theft.

Question 19

What case is used for the fourth element?

Answer 19

R v Hale

Question 20

What does R v Hale say?

Answer 20

Theft/ appropriation can be a continuing act, in which case, any force used/ threatened during the theft will be ‘at the time of the theft’.

Question 21

What is the fifth element?

Answer 21

Force must be used in order to steal.

Question 22

What case is used for the fifth element?

Answer 22

R v Lockley

Question 23

What does R v Lockley say?

Answer 23

Force in order to escape after stealing is still force used to steal.

Question 24

What is the sixth element?

Answer 24

D also needs to intend to use force in order to steal.

Question 25

How do you apply the sixth element? Give an example.

Answer 25

As proven above, D's aim was to steal by pushing V.