Robbery: S8 Theft Act 1968

Robbery: S8 Theft Act 1968

1. AR

   • Theft AR
   • Force
     • use force/seek to put in fear of force being used
     • immediately before/at time of steal
     • subjectively then and there
     • used on any person
     • in order to steal

2. MR

   • Theft MR
   • Intention for force

3. Robinson, one element of theft missing, no conviction

4. Dawson, jury decides whether 'force' has been used

5. B & R v DPP, boy did not fear force being used but D still liable

6. Hale, timing - continuing act

7. Clouden, wrenching a bag from a hand is force

8. Lockley, using force to escape can still be at time of theft

9. Bentham, if intention to create fear, don't matter if threat wasn't real