Unit 4 Law Statutes

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Theft Statutory Definition
A person is guilty of theft if they dishonestly appropriate property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it.
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Property Statutory Definition
Property includes money and all other property, real or personal, including things in action and other intangible property
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Belonging to Another Statutory Definition
Property shall be regarded as belonging to any other person having possession or control of it, or having in it any proprietary right or interest.
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Dishonesty Statutory Definition
Did D have an honest belief that what he appropriated the property, he had a right in law (S2.1.a), consent of the owner (S2.1.b) or he could not have found the owner by taking reasonable steps.
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Intention to Permanently Deprive Statutory Definition
D intends to permanently deprive another of property if he has an intention to treat the property as his own to dispose of regardless of the other's rights.
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Robbery Statutory Definition
A person is guilty if he steals and immediately before or at the time of doing so and in order to do so, he uses force on any person or puts any person in fear of being there and then subjected to force.
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Burglary Statutory Definition, S9.1.a
S9.1.a: a person is guilty of burglary if he enters any building or part of a building as a trespasser with the intention to steal; inflict GBH or do unlawful damage to the building or anything in it.
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Burglary Statutory Definition, S9.1.b
S9.1.b: a person is guilty of burglary if, having entered any building or part of a building as a trespasser, he steals or attempts to steal anything in the building, or inflicts or attempts to inflict on any person therein GBH.
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Criminal Damage Statutory Definition, Basic Offence
A person who without lawful excuse destroys or damages any property belonging to another intending to destroy or damage any such property or being reckless as to whether any such property would be destroyed or damaged shall be guilty of an offence.
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Criminal Damage Statutory Definition, Aggravated Offence
Basic Offence + the aggravating factor of intention by the destruction or damage to endanger the life of another or recklessness as to whether the life of another would be thereby endangered.
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Criminal Damage Statutory Definition, Fire
Basic Offence/Aggravated Offence + by means of fire.
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Criminal Damage Statutory Definition, Lawful Excuses S5.2.a
There is no offence if D has an honest belief that the person with rights in the property would have consented to the damage if they had known of the damage and its circumstances (S5.2.a)
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Criminal Damage Statutory Definition, Lawful Excuses S5.2.b
There is no offence if D has an honest belief that the property was at risk and in immediate need of protection, and what was done was reasonable in all the circumstances. (S5.2.b)
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Blackmail Statutory Definition
A person is guilty of blackmail if, with a view to gain or himself or another or with intent to cause a loss to another, he makes any unwarranted demand with menaces.
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Blackmail Statutory Defence Definition
A demand is unwarranted unless the person making it does so in the honest belief that he has reasonable grounds for making the demand & that the use of menaces is a proper means of reinforcing the demand
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Fraud by False Representation Statutory Definition
A person is guilty of fraud by false representation if he dishonestly makes a false representation and intends, by making that representation, to make a gain for himself or another or cause a loss to another or put another at risk of loss
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Fraud by Obtaining Services by Deception Statutory Definition
A person is guilty of fraud by obtaining services by deception if he dishonestly obtains services for himself or others without payment or payment in full, knowing that payment for service is required and intending to avoid payment in full or part.
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Making Off Statutory Definition
a person who knowing that payment on the spot for any goods supplied is required or expected from him, dishonestly makes off without having paid as required dishonestly makes off without having paid as required with the intent to avoid payment.
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Property includes money and all other property, real or personal, including things in action and other intangible property

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Property Statutory Definition

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Property shall be regarded as belonging to any other person having possession or control of it, or having in it any proprietary right or interest.

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Did D have an honest belief that what he appropriated the property, he had a right in law (S2.1.a), consent of the owner (S2.1.b) or he could not have found the owner by taking reasonable steps.

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D intends to permanently deprive another of property if he has an intention to treat the property as his own to dispose of regardless of the other's rights.

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