Zusammenfassung der Ressource
ROBBERY
- S8 Theft Act 1968
- A person is guilty of robbery if
he steals and immediately
before or at the time of doing so,
and in order to do so, he uses
force on any person or puts or
seeks to put any person in fear
of being then and there subject
to force.
- Points to Prove
- Stole property
- Offence of theft must
be proved before
robbery can be
substantiated
- Immediately before or at the time of doing so
- And in order to do so
- To facilitate the theft not to escape
- Used force on a person or
put/sought to put person in
fear of force
- Strength or energy as an attribute of
physical action or movement (Dictionary
definition)
- State of mind of offender not victim
- Threat of force to be used on
the person not others
- Indictment only
- Life Imprisonment max