FOR3702
ASSIGNMENT 2
DUE DATE: SEPTEMBER 2026
, FOR3702 ASSIGNMENT 2 2026
DUE SEPTEMBER 2026
Question 1
2.1 Did Mr X commit any crime or not? Motivate your answer. (4)
Yes, Mr X committed the crime of armed robbery.
He entered ZB Bank, observed a large amount of cash in Ms Consumption’s drawer,
produced a pistol, pointed it at her and demanded that the cash be placed in a green
plastic bag and handed to him. He then left the bank with the bag of cash. This
constitutes the unlawful and intentional appropriation of property by means of violence
or the threat of violence (the pointed firearm), which meets the definitional elements of
robbery under South African criminal law (Horne, Zinn & Dintwe 2nd ed, Chapter 1).
The later use of the proceeds (purchase of a house and vehicle and the deposit of the
balance) does not erase the primary offence.
ASSIGNMENT 2
DUE DATE: SEPTEMBER 2026
, FOR3702 ASSIGNMENT 2 2026
DUE SEPTEMBER 2026
Question 1
2.1 Did Mr X commit any crime or not? Motivate your answer. (4)
Yes, Mr X committed the crime of armed robbery.
He entered ZB Bank, observed a large amount of cash in Ms Consumption’s drawer,
produced a pistol, pointed it at her and demanded that the cash be placed in a green
plastic bag and handed to him. He then left the bank with the bag of cash. This
constitutes the unlawful and intentional appropriation of property by means of violence
or the threat of violence (the pointed firearm), which meets the definitional elements of
robbery under South African criminal law (Horne, Zinn & Dintwe 2nd ed, Chapter 1).
The later use of the proceeds (purchase of a house and vehicle and the deposit of the
balance) does not erase the primary offence.
