Theft

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  • Theft (S1 TA 1968)
    • Actus Reus
      • Appropriation
        • Section 3
        • Assumption of the rights of the owner
        • Pitham and Hehl: selling furniture was an appropriation
        • Morris: switched price labels to pay a lower price
        • Lawrence: taxi driver took extra from an Italian man's wallet
      • Property
        • Section 4
        • Includes money and all other property real or personal, including things in action and other intangible property
        • Oxford v Moss: stole exam papers, info in paper is not counted as property
      • Belonging to another
        • Section 5
        • Turner: left car at garage, took it back. Car was in possession and control of the garage
        • Davidge v Bunnett: money given to D for bill used to buy Christmas presents
    • Mens Rea
      • Dishonesty
        • NOT dishonest if have the right in law to deprive, knew would have consent, person who property belongs to cannot be found by taking reasonable steps
        • Section 2
      • Intention to permanently deprive
        • Velumyl: took money from office safe and intended to return. theft because not exact same notes would be returned
        • Lloyd: borrowing property and keeping it until the goodness has gone out of it is theft
        • Section 6

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