Property offences unfinished

Lawrences v.MPP 1972 consent is irrelevant for appropriation

Italian student who didn’t speak English was misled by the defendant a taxi driver who took more money than was needed to pay

DPP V. Gomez 1993

Shop assistant persuaded the manager to accept cheques with no value - leads to appropriation

R v. Turner - belonging to another

Ds car was at a service station for repairs when he went to pick it up the car was left outside with the key in, he took the car without paying for the repairs- liable for theft of his own car as it was under the control of the service station

R v. Basildon Magstrates court

Stole bag that was left outside a charity shop and clothes in a charity bin, if goods are left for someone the original owner is in possession until the new owner takes possession of them

R v. Wester 2006- proprietary interest

Army Sargent was accdently given 2 gold medals, he sold the extra one

R v. Klineberg 1999- under obligation

Money received as part of selling apartment to be held under a trust till the apartments were handed over, only 295 handed over

R v. Holden- Belief that they would have consent

Employees can usually take home tyres, D believe they would have the consent if the supervisor new

R v. Robinson - belief they would have consent

Vs wife owned D money, when d went to collected money, they were fighting and their wallet fell on the floor D believed it was consent

R v. Small - discover owners reasonable

D took a car believing it was abandoned, unlocked with keys in ignition- convicted of theft but quashed