Flashcards on Introduction to Substantive Criminal Law
Introduction to Substantive Criminal Law: Student Guide
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Property offences
17 cards
Card 1
Question: What is the legal definition of theft in the context of property offences?
Answer: Dishonest appropriation of property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving that person of it. Property includes tangible and
Card 2
Question: Can acquiring property innocently and later deciding to keep it amount to theft?
Answer: Yes. If a person acquires property without stealing it but later decides to keep it unlawfully, they may be regarded as having appropriated it.
Card 3
Question: What distinguishes robbery from theft?
Answer: Robbery requires taking property from a person by force or threat of force or by intimidation; the elements of force or intimidation distinguish it fr
Card 4
Question: Is taking property by force without intimidation considered robbery?
Answer: Yes. Taking by force without intimidation is robbery.
Card 5
Question: Is taking property by intimidation without actual force considered robbery?
Answer: Yes. Taking by intimidation without the use of actual force is also robbery.
Card 6
Question: What constitutes burglary with intent?
Answer: Entering a building, part of a building, ship, or inhabited vehicle as a trespasser with intent to commit theft, inflict grievous bodily harm, or caus
Card 7
Question: What makes burglary 'aggravated burglary'?
Answer: When the trespasser is carrying a weapon of offence, explosive, or firearm; it may be punished by up to life imprisonment.
Card 8
Question: What is the offence of making off without payment?
Answer: Leaving without paying for goods or services received with the intention of avoiding payment when payment on the spot was expected.
Card 9
Question: What must be proved to secure a conviction for making off without payment?
Answer: That the person who made off knew that payment on the spot was expected.
Card 10
Question: How is criminal damage defined?
Answer: Intentionally or recklessly destroying or damaging any property belonging to another without a lawful excuse.