Theft

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Define theft?
A person is guilty of theft if he dishonestly apprioprates property belonging to another with the intention to permantely deprive the other of it.
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Name the mens rea for theft?
Dishonest and Intention to permantely deprive.
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Name the actus reus for theft?
Appropriates, property, belonging to another.
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What is conditional intent?
D examines property to see if there is anything worth stealing.
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Name the case for conditional intent?
Easom (handbag in cinema).
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Is it theft if D takes money but intends to give the equivalent value back? Give the case?
Simply replacing an equivalent sum of money rather than the actual/ same noted that were taken does amount to intention to permantely deprive. Case Velumyl.
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When does appropriation take place?
When D dishonestly obtains property at the moment of deception.
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Name the case that proves when appropriation takes place?
Atakpu and Abrahams
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Name the case for appropriation?
Morris
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Can you commit theft even if tyou have the owners consent? Give case example?
Yes, Lawerence (took more money than taxi actually cost)
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Define property in the theft act?
Property includes moeny, real property, personal property, things in actin and intangible property.
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Name the case for property recieved under an obligation?
Hassall (members club)
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Name the case for property acquired by mistake?
A G Ref (over paid wages)
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Name the three ways where D will be guilty of theft but is under an obligation to deal with in a particular way?
Trust property, Property recieved under obligation and property recieved by anothers mistake.
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Name the case for belonging to another?
Turner (garage to collect car)
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Can V be in control of property if he doesnt know he has it? Give case example?
Yes, Woodman.
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Name the three beliefs D could think are genuine?
Belief in a legal right to deprive, belief in the owners consent and belief that the owner cannot be found.
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Name the case for belief in legal right to deprive?
Holden (Kwik Fit employee took tyred because another did)
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Name the case for Belief that the owner cannto be discovered?
Small (car had been abandoned)
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What does intention to permantely deprive mean?
D must intend to permantely deprive at the time of appopriation.
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Id D's situation does not fall into the three caterogories what does the court do?
Use the Ghosh Test.
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Who will decide if the dishonesty is satisified or not?
Jury.
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Name the mens rea for theft?

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Dishonest and Intention to permantely deprive.

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Name the actus reus for theft?

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Card 4

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What is conditional intent?

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Name the case for conditional intent?

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