Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Theft
- Theft Act 1968
- s.1 dishonest appropriation of property belonging to another with intention to deprive other of it
- s.3 Section 3 – appropriation – any assumption of any of rights of owner with or without consent –
McPherson, Lawrence, Morris, Gomez, Hinks
- Section 4 – property - can be tangible or intangible.
- Section 4(3) – flowers, unless growing wild, are property
- Section 5 – belonging to another – ownership, possession or control – Turner
- Section 5 (4) – legal obligation to restore – AG Ref 1/83
- Section 2 – dishonesty
- 2 (1) (a) – defendant not dishonest if honestly believe they have legal right to property,
- 2 (1) (b) – defendant not dishonest if honestly believe owner would consent – Holden,
- 2 (1) (c) – defendant not dishonest if honestly believe owner cannot be found having taken
reasonable steps – Small; if none of above apply the jury apply common sense view Feely, or
Ghosh – was defendant dishonest by standards of reasonable man and, if so, did defendant
know dishonest by that standard?
- Section 6 – intention to permanently deprive – to take forever or for period equivalent to outright
taking – Lloyd, Velumyl Warner
- Robbery
- section 8 Theft Act
1968
- Actus Reus
- theft accompanied by use or threat of force before or at time of stealing and in
order to steal – Dawson and James, Hale, Lockley
- Offence committed at the time the theft is
complete – Corcoran and Anderton
- Mens rea
- intention to steal and
intention or recklessness as to
force – Robinson
- Burglarly
- section 9
Theft Act
1968:
- Section 9(1)(a) – entry of a building or part of a
building as a trespasser with the intention to steal,
inflict GBH or cause unlawful damage Jones and
Smith
- Section 9(1)(b) – having entered as a trespasser the
defendant commits or attempts to commit theft or
GBH.