Robbery

• actus reus

  Appropriating property belonging to another.
• s8 theft act

  if he steals and immediately before/ at the time of doing so, and in order to do so used force on any person or puts or seeks to put any person in fear of being and there subjected to force.
• corcoran v anderton

  hit a woman and tugged on her bag, she let go and d ran off with the bag as she was screaming. bag falling means deprived therefore robbery.
• r v dawson and james - pushed v causing him to lose balance and took possession.

  force or threat of force
• not necessary to apply force


  putting the victim to force or fear of being then and there subject to forces sufficient
• r v hale - forced way into v house, one put hand over vs mouth to stop screaming while other stole jewellery. tied up in order to steal.

  force immediately before or at the time of theft.
• r v lockley - tried to shoplift and hurt shopkeeper. appropriation now seen as a continuing act.


  force immediately before or after act
• if force not used to steal its not a robbery. pushing then stealing what falls out of pocket = theft and assault.


  force in order to steal
• dishonesty and intention to permanently deprive and intention to use force to steal

  mens rea for theft