Robbery

• Robbery act?


  s.8 Theft Act 1968
• AR: robbbery

  Theft with the use or threat of force, before or at the time of stealing and in order to steal
• Robinson?


  If any element of theft is missing, there is no robbery
• Jury decides whether force was used, using the ordinary meaning of the word (Dawson), it has included

  the wrenching of a handbag (Clouden)
• B & R v DPP?


  There is no requirement for V to be scared of the force threatened or used
• For robbery, the appropriation can be a continuing act (Hale) so force used to escape can still be at the

  time of the theft (Lockley)
• MR?

  Need MR for theft (dishonest + IPD), plus the intention to use force to steal or seek to put in fear of force being used

  • Force used for another purpose does not become robbery if D then decides to steal