... which is why he asked Lawrence to help himself to the correct fare. Despite Lawrence arguing the student giving him consent to taking the money it was still held to be an appropriation. Later, Gomez urged his employer to accept stolen cheques as payment for electrical goods. Even though the manager had to consented to the transaction, it was still held to be an appropriation. The dilemma recurred in Hinks. In this case Hinks accepted lavish gift from a naïve, simple minded man. This again was held to be an appropriation, even though the "victim" understood the concept of gifts. This ruling was for policy reasons to protect those who are vulnerable. However, the major condemnation aimed at these three cases were that the prosecution had brought the wrong change and that they should have, instead, been charged with Deception offences. As a result these cases have meant the realms ...

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