CRM/LAW C144 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Larceny, Model Penal Code, Demolition Derby
15 Jun 2017
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The definition of common law larceny: the trespatory taking and carrying away of the valuable personal property of another with the intent to permanently deprive the person entitled to possession of that possession. It"s not not giving something you owe them. It"s got to be someone who"s entitled to that property. Asportation - there has to be movement. The pickpocket who doesn"t move what he"s pickpocketing isn"t guilty of larceny. Does not cover stocks, bonds, checks, promissory notes, documents, services, electricity, cable signals, etc. Two categories based on the actual and aggravated (total) value of the tangible property: grand larceny. Varies by jurisdiction, usually ranges between to + in total value: petty larceny. Wild animals on the land are not subject to larceny. Abandoned property is not generally subject to common law larceny. To preclude one partner stealing from another: partners and spouses cannot steal from one another.
