Robbery | Blackmail
Robbery
The following provisions are included in Section 8 of the Theft Act of 1968: (1) A person is guilty of robbery if they steal, and immediately before or at the time of stealing, and in order to steal, they use force on any person or put or strive to put any person in dread of being then and there subjected to force. (2) A person who is found guilty of committing robbery or violence with the intent to rob is subject to a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole upon conviction on indictment.
Blackmail
Blackmail is a serious criminal offense that involves the use of threats or coercion to unlawfully demand money, property, or some other benefit from another person. The threat typically involves revealing embarrassing, damaging, or harmful information about the victim unless they comply with the demands.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this lecture you will be able to:
set out the circumstances in which someone who steals can be guilty of robbery; and
outline the elements of the offence of blackmail (research exercise)
Key Cases
Robbery
Actus Reus & Mens Rea
R v Robinson [1977] Crim LR 173
R v Dawson & James (1976) 64 Cr App R 170
R v Hale (1978) 68 Cr App R 415
Blackmail
Actus Reus & Mens Rea
R v Collister & Warhurst (1955) 39 Cr App R 100
R v Lawrence and Pomroy (1971) 57 Cr App R 64
Treacy v DPP [1971] 1 All ER 110
R v Clear [1968] 1 All ER 74
R v Bevans (1987) 87 Cr App R 64
Robbery
The following provisions are included in Section 8 of the Theft Act of 1968: (1) A person is guilty of robbery if they steal, and immediately before or at the time of stealing, and in order to steal, they use force on any person or put or strive to put any person in dread of being then and there subjected to force. (2) A person who is found guilty of committing robbery or violence with the intent to rob is subject to a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole upon conviction on indictment.
Blackmail
Blackmail is a serious criminal offense that involves the use of threats or coercion to unlawfully demand money, property, or some other benefit from another person. The threat typically involves revealing embarrassing, damaging, or harmful information about the victim unless they comply with the demands.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this lecture you will be able to:
set out the circumstances in which someone who steals can be guilty of robbery; and
outline the elements of the offence of blackmail (research exercise)
Key Cases
Robbery
Actus Reus & Mens Rea
R v Robinson [1977] Crim LR 173
R v Dawson & James (1976) 64 Cr App R 170
R v Hale (1978) 68 Cr App R 415
Blackmail
Actus Reus & Mens Rea
R v Collister & Warhurst (1955) 39 Cr App R 100
R v Lawrence and Pomroy (1971) 57 Cr App R 64
Treacy v DPP [1971] 1 All ER 110
R v Clear [1968] 1 All ER 74
R v Bevans (1987) 87 Cr App R 64
Robbery
The following provisions are included in Section 8 of the Theft Act of 1968: (1) A person is guilty of robbery if they steal, and immediately before or at the time of stealing, and in order to steal, they use force on any person or put or strive to put any person in dread of being then and there subjected to force. (2) A person who is found guilty of committing robbery or violence with the intent to rob is subject to a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole upon conviction on indictment.
Blackmail
Blackmail is a serious criminal offense that involves the use of threats or coercion to unlawfully demand money, property, or some other benefit from another person. The threat typically involves revealing embarrassing, damaging, or harmful information about the victim unless they comply with the demands.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this lecture you will be able to:
set out the circumstances in which someone who steals can be guilty of robbery; and
outline the elements of the offence of blackmail (research exercise)
Key Cases
Robbery
Actus Reus & Mens Rea
R v Robinson [1977] Crim LR 173
R v Dawson & James (1976) 64 Cr App R 170
R v Hale (1978) 68 Cr App R 415
Blackmail
Actus Reus & Mens Rea
R v Collister & Warhurst (1955) 39 Cr App R 100
R v Lawrence and Pomroy (1971) 57 Cr App R 64
Treacy v DPP [1971] 1 All ER 110
R v Clear [1968] 1 All ER 74
R v Bevans (1987) 87 Cr App R 64