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Burglary deception, and making off without payment.
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Burglary deception, and making off without payment. Burglary charge: Section 9 of the Theft Act 1968 creates two burglary offences; S 9 (1) (a)- a person is guilty of burglary if'...he enters any building or part of a building as a trespasser...' with an intention to: i. steal ii. Inflict grievous bodily harm iii. Rape iv. Commit unlawful damage to the building or anything therein. S 9 (1) (b)- A person is guilty of this offence if, having entered a building or part of a building as a trespasser, he steals or attempts to steal or inflict grievous bodily harm. Clearly both burglary offences require that the defendant has entered the building or part of a building as a trespasser. In the case in question, the defendant has entered the department store, but it needs to be established whether or not he entered as a trespasser. Essentially a trespasser is someone who enters a...
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