Hearings
England & Wales
15 Mar 1993 [1994] QB 69; [1993] 3 WLR 812; [1993] 4 All ER 215; [1994] RTR 23; 98 Cr App R 254, CA
R v Atakpu
Additional names
R v Abrahams
Subject Matter
CRIME — Theft — Dishonest appropriation — Conspiracy to steal — Defendants hiring vehicles abroad intending to sell them on return to United Kingdom — Defendants arrested in UK shortly before expiration of hire period — Whether appropriation taking place outside jurisdiction — Whether subsequent dealing with vehicles inside jurisdiction capable of amounting to fresh appropriation — Theft Act 1968, s 3(1)
Commentary
Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Theft - ‘Appropriation’
B4.34
Theft - ‘Appropriation’ - Property Stolen Abroad and Brought into England B4.42
Theft - ‘Appropriation’ - Appropriation as a Continuing or Ongoing Act B4.44
Cross-frontier Offences - Relevant Events under the Criminal Justice Act 1993 A8.12