Theft

Question 1

Act

Answer 1

S.1 Theft Act 1968

Question 2

AR

Answer 2

S. 3 (1) appropriation
S.4 Property
S. 5 belonging to another

Question 3

MR

Answer 3

S.6 (1) intention to permanently deprive
S.2 Dishonesty

Question 4

R v morris

Answer 4

Switching labels on goods

Question 5

Lawrence v commissioner for met police

Answer 5

Took extra money from wallet in taxi

Question 6

R v Gomez

Answer 6

Electrical items in exchange for 2 cheques - unpaid

Question 7

R v vindall

Answer 7

Took bike and abandoned

Question 8

R v hinks

Answer 8

Befriended man of low intelligence - withdraw as ‘gifts’

Question 9

Property

Answer 9

S.4
Includes money, all other property, tangible + intangible

Question 10

Oxford v moss

Answer 10

Steal exam - not liable for info theft

Question 11

S.4 (2)

Answer 11

Property doesn’t include land or items attached to land + severed

Question 12

Exceptions to s.4 (2)

Answer 12

S.4 (3) things growing in wild
S. 4 (3) wild animals
Illegally possesed items

Question 13

R v smith and others

Answer 13

Illegally possesed items can be stolen

Question 14

R v Kelley and Lindsay

Answer 14

Common law no property in corpse
Exception - stolen from morgue

Question 15

R v turner

Answer 15

Stole own car from repair shop
Belong to garage at time - theft

Question 16

Lost property

Answer 16

Belongs to owner - can be stolen

Question 17

Abandoned property

Answer 17

Cannot be subject of theft

Question 18

R v Rostron

Answer 18

Golf balls course at night - lost - theft

Question 19

R (on the application of rickets) v Basildon magistrates court

Answer 19

Bags outsider charity shop still belong to owner until charity shop take

Question 20

S. 5 (3)

Answer 20

Person receives property from someone
Davidge v bunnet - shared bills

Question 21

Davidge v bunnet

Answer 21

Shared bills, kept

Question 22

S.5 (4)

Answer 22

Person recieves property by mistake and realise - have to give back
AG ref no.1 1983 - extra wages

Question 23

AG ref not.1 1983

Answer 23

Police officer extra wages - appropriation not to say anything

Question 24

R v Lloyd

Answer 24

Take films, made copies, no intention to permanently deprive

Question 25

R v Easom

Answer 25

Conditional intent Searched - nothing to rake so put back

Question 26

Intention to take similar property

Answer 26

R v valuyml - took money from till, return, not the same

Question 27

Dishonesty original test

Answer 27

R v gosh

Question 28

R v gosh

Answer 28

Dishonesty original test 1. Conduct dishonest 2. D realised ordinary person would regard as dishonest

Question 29

Dishonesty exceptions

Answer 29

1. Appropriate property in belief has right in law to deprive other - r v Robinson 2. Appropriate property in belief have others consent 3. Appropriate property in belief person to whom property belongs cannot be discovered

Question 30

R v Robinson

Answer 30

Genuinely thought owed money

Question 31

R v small

Answer 31

Key in ignition of car 2 weeks - believed abandoned

Question 32

R v Holden

Answer 32

Theft of scrap tyres - thought had permission from boss

Question 33

Ivy v gen tings casinos

Answer 33

Changed dishonesty to objective - ‘dishonest by standard of ordinary decent people’

Question 34

R v Barton and booth

Answer 34

1. Dishonest to standard of ordinary decent people 2. Can consider d’s thoughts