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Robbery

Robbery involves two things

·   Stealing – i.e. dishonestly taking something (in this case C**’s gold chain and bracelet) with the intention of permanently depriving the owner of it        and

·   either immediately before, or at the same time, and in order to steal, using force against the victim or putting the victim in fear of being subjected to force then and there.

In this case, C** described how **.  That was a robbery.  Indeed D** has not disputed that there was a robbery and X** has already pleaded guilty to the role that he played in the robbery.  However, D** denies that he was the other person involved in the robbery.

So, the key question for you to answer in relation to Count *, having regard to all the evidence and the directions which I give you, is

Are you sure that D** was involved in the robbery of C** by **punching him, threatening him with a knife and grabbing either or both of his chains? 

If the answer is “yes”, D** is guilty of Count *.  If the answer “no”, he is not guilty of Count *.

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