Theft
Enacted to streamline the previous legislation on offences against property, the Theft Act 1968 was Reform proposals presented in the Report of the Criminal Law Revision Committee (the CLRC Report) were accepted by Parliament mainly unaltered. Defined in s1(1) the most important offence produced by the Theft Act 1968 is theft:
A person is guilty of theft if he dishonestly appropriates property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it.
The components of the offence are defined generally in s 1(1) Theft Act 1968. To get a conviction for theft, the prosecution has to show every Seven years imprisonment is the maximum sentence for theft.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this lecture you will be able to:
list the elements of the offence of theft;
understand the meaning of the term ‘appropriation’;
determine the meaning of ‘property’; and
recognise when property ‘belongs to another’;
identify whether appropriation is dishonest; and
appreciate the different approaches to the ‘intention to permanently deprive’ criteria.
Cases
Theft
Actus Reus
R v Morris [1983] 3 All ER 288
Lawrence v Commissioner of Police [1971] 2 All ER 1253
R v Gomez [1993] 1 All ER 1
R v Hinks [2000] 4 All ER 833
R v Hale (1978) 68 Cr App R 415
Defence Under the Act
R v Adams [1993] Crim LR 72
Property
Oxford v Moss (1978) 68 Cr App R 183
Williams v Phillips (1957) 41 Cr App R 5
R v Woodman [1974] 2 All ER 955
R v Turner (No.2) [1971] 2 All ER 441
R v Hall [1972] 2 All ER 1009
R v Wain [1995] 2 Cr App R 660
Mens Rea
R v Ghosh [1982] 2 All ER 689
R v Lloyd [1985] 2 All ER 661
R v Fernandez [1996] 1 Cr App R 175
DPP v Lavender [1994] Crim LR 297
Ivey v Genting Casinos (UK) Ltd t/a Crockfords [2017] UKSC 67
Enacted to streamline the previous legislation on offences against property, the Theft Act 1968 was Reform proposals presented in the Report of the Criminal Law Revision Committee (the CLRC Report) were accepted by Parliament mainly unaltered. Defined in s1(1) the most important offence produced by the Theft Act 1968 is theft:
A person is guilty of theft if he dishonestly appropriates property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it.
The components of the offence are defined generally in s 1(1) Theft Act 1968. To get a conviction for theft, the prosecution has to show every Seven years imprisonment is the maximum sentence for theft.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this lecture you will be able to:
list the elements of the offence of theft;
understand the meaning of the term ‘appropriation’;
determine the meaning of ‘property’; and
recognise when property ‘belongs to another’;
identify whether appropriation is dishonest; and
appreciate the different approaches to the ‘intention to permanently deprive’ criteria.
Cases
Theft
Actus Reus
R v Morris [1983] 3 All ER 288
Lawrence v Commissioner of Police [1971] 2 All ER 1253
R v Gomez [1993] 1 All ER 1
R v Hinks [2000] 4 All ER 833
R v Hale (1978) 68 Cr App R 415
Defence Under the Act
R v Adams [1993] Crim LR 72
Property
Oxford v Moss (1978) 68 Cr App R 183
Williams v Phillips (1957) 41 Cr App R 5
R v Woodman [1974] 2 All ER 955
R v Turner (No.2) [1971] 2 All ER 441
R v Hall [1972] 2 All ER 1009
R v Wain [1995] 2 Cr App R 660
Mens Rea
R v Ghosh [1982] 2 All ER 689
R v Lloyd [1985] 2 All ER 661
R v Fernandez [1996] 1 Cr App R 175
DPP v Lavender [1994] Crim LR 297
Ivey v Genting Casinos (UK) Ltd t/a Crockfords [2017] UKSC 67
Enacted to streamline the previous legislation on offences against property, the Theft Act 1968 was Reform proposals presented in the Report of the Criminal Law Revision Committee (the CLRC Report) were accepted by Parliament mainly unaltered. Defined in s1(1) the most important offence produced by the Theft Act 1968 is theft:
A person is guilty of theft if he dishonestly appropriates property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it.
The components of the offence are defined generally in s 1(1) Theft Act 1968. To get a conviction for theft, the prosecution has to show every Seven years imprisonment is the maximum sentence for theft.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this lecture you will be able to:
list the elements of the offence of theft;
understand the meaning of the term ‘appropriation’;
determine the meaning of ‘property’; and
recognise when property ‘belongs to another’;
identify whether appropriation is dishonest; and
appreciate the different approaches to the ‘intention to permanently deprive’ criteria.
Cases
Theft
Actus Reus
R v Morris [1983] 3 All ER 288
Lawrence v Commissioner of Police [1971] 2 All ER 1253
R v Gomez [1993] 1 All ER 1
R v Hinks [2000] 4 All ER 833
R v Hale (1978) 68 Cr App R 415
Defence Under the Act
R v Adams [1993] Crim LR 72
Property
Oxford v Moss (1978) 68 Cr App R 183
Williams v Phillips (1957) 41 Cr App R 5
R v Woodman [1974] 2 All ER 955
R v Turner (No.2) [1971] 2 All ER 441
R v Hall [1972] 2 All ER 1009
R v Wain [1995] 2 Cr App R 660
Mens Rea
R v Ghosh [1982] 2 All ER 689
R v Lloyd [1985] 2 All ER 661
R v Fernandez [1996] 1 Cr App R 175
DPP v Lavender [1994] Crim LR 297
Ivey v Genting Casinos (UK) Ltd t/a Crockfords [2017] UKSC 67