Theft

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Lawrence v MPC (1971)
The prosecution must prove all 5 elements in order to secure a conviction
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Morris (1983)
The def need not assume all of the owner’s rights, but any single right will do
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Lawrence and Gomez (1993)
Whether the def has the consent of the owners in respect of the assumption is irrelevant to appropriation
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Hinks (2001)
There can be appropriation of a valid gift or valid transfer of ownership to a def (in case, woman befriended friendly man of limited intelligence and influenced him to withdraw money and give it to her)
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Mazo (1997)
OLD LAW: there could be no theft where the def had received a valid gift inter vivos
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Briggs (2003)
Appropriation connotes a physical act (in case, no theft as def merely caused her elderly relatives’ house sale proceeds to be transferred to her bank account)
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Hinks
the def deposited money in her account – thus, physical act.
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Low v Blease (1975)
Electricity is not tangible property within meaning of s 4
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Oxford v Moss (1979)
Confidential info is not prop (in case, student took exam paper, memorised questions, then put it back-no theft-no intention to perm deprive)
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Sharpe (1857)
Corpses and body parts are not property
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DPP v Smith (2006)
Body parts e.g. hair being cut off, can amount to property as it is tangible
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Turner (No. 2) (1971)
It is possible to steal from yourself- CA: the car ‘belonged to’ the repairer at the time the def took it as the repairer had possession or control of it
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Woodman (1974)
A person can be in control of property even if he is unaware of that fact
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Bonner (1970)
Where the def and victim are co-owners of property, the def may be liable for theft from victim if he appropriates that property
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Williams v Phillips (1957)
Abandoned property cannot be stolen, however the courts will not readily find that property is abandoned
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Ricketts (2011)
Donated goods remain property of owner, then become under control of charity shop when left outside for collection
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Hibbert v McKiernan (1948)
Since the golf club had intended to exclude others from interfering with the balls, there was a clear intention on the part of the members of the golf club to exercise control over the balls
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Parker v BA (1982)
The occupiers must show an obv intention to exercise control over the premises where the lost prop is found and things on the premises
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Gilks (1972)
For s 5(4) to apply, the oblig’n must be a legal one (not a moral or social one)
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Wain (1995)
Where a person is given money to pass onto another, there is an oblig’n to deal with that money in a particular way
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Vinall (2012)
Prosecution must merely prove that the def had the intention to permanently deprive the owner of the property at the moment of approp’n
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Zenei (2012)
Taking property for temporary period is not suff’t
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Marshall (1998)
Where goods are returned, but their value lost or diminished, this is sufficient for permanent deprivation
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Lloyd (1985)
CA: a mere borrowing is insufficient to constitute nec guilt, unless the intention is to return the thing in such a changed state that it can be truly said that all its goodness and virtue has gone
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Velumyl (1989)
Where money is borrowed and the value replaced, this amounts to permanent deprivation as the exact banknotes/coins are not returned
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Eassom (1971) and Husseyn (1977)
Conditional intention to steal something if it is worth stealing is not sufficient
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Ghosh (1982)
the jury must consider whether the honest and reasonable person would regard what the def did as dishonest; Whether the def realised that the dishonest and reasonable person would regard her conduct as dishonest
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Card 2

Front

The def need not assume all of the owner’s rights, but any single right will do

Back

Morris (1983)

Card 3

Front

Whether the def has the consent of the owners in respect of the assumption is irrelevant to appropriation

Back

Preview of the back of card 3

Card 4

Front

There can be appropriation of a valid gift or valid transfer of ownership to a def (in case, woman befriended friendly man of limited intelligence and influenced him to withdraw money and give it to her)

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

OLD LAW: there could be no theft where the def had received a valid gift inter vivos

Back

Preview of the back of card 5
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