Rex v Thomas Gnosil: 14 Mar 1824

Garrow B considered the nature of the force involved in an act of robbery at common law: ”The mere act of taking being forcible will not make this offence highway robbery; to constitute the crime of highway robbery the force used must be either before or at the time of taking and must be of such a nature to show it was intended to overpower the party robbed and prevent his resisting, and not merely to get possession of the property stolen…’

Judges:

Garrow B

Citations:

[1824] EngR 432, (1824) 1 Car and P 304, (1824) 171 ER 1206

Links:

Commonlii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedRP and Others v Director of Public Prosecutions Admn 25-May-2012
Appeal from conviction for robbery – theft of cigarette out of victim’s hand.
Held: The appeal was allowed. The court recognised the distinction between force applied to the object and the person: ‘ This case falls squarely on the side of . .
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Crime

Updated: 18 May 2022; Ref: scu.327423