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If a victim can by some luck get a criminal prosecution going, then timber theft of over $200 in Virginia is a felony and the penalty is up to 20 years, restitution, and a fine up to $2500. Washington State has prosecuted a number of timber thefts criminally.
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While the authorities don’t seem to regard timber as belonging to the Lord, too many of them unfortunately also don’t seem to regard timber theft as a crime they need to take action on. But it is a crime, and not just a crime but a felony if the value of the timber is at least $300.
In some ways, Kentucky has a rather elegant way of dealing with felony theft. KRS 514.030 says that theft of any item (s) with a value of $300 or more is a felony. No quibbling over what type of item it is. Some states have laws specific to the type of goods stolen and the punishments. Kentucky doesn’t do that .
Article 155 of state penal law classifies the theft of any property with a value of greater than $1000 as grand larceny, a felony, and punishable as such. New York also has felony criminal mischief laws that can be brought to bear on timber theft.
The lawsuit filed Friday also names as defendants three investigators who worked with Montgomery County District Attorney Doug Evans. The county is not named as a defendant.
In March, a judge ordered the state of Mississippi to pay Flowers $500,000 for wrongful imprisonment — the maximum under a state law that allows up to $50,000 a a year for 10 years. The did not preclude Flowers from suing the district attorney and investigators, his attorneys said.
Flowers was convicted four times in the slayings: twice for individual slayings and twice for all four killings. Two other trials involving all four deaths ended in mistrials. Each of his convictions was overturned.
Mississippi has a specific law regarding theft of timber. Stealing timber from the land of another can be charged as a misdemeanor or felony depending on the value of the timber. In addition to criminal penalties, the court is authorized to order restitution for the value of the timber, lost income, and attorney fees. A strong defense will question legal ownership of the timber, and whether the defendant made a good faith mistake as to ownership, boundaries, and deed requirements. In some cases it may be necessary to do a title search and obtain a survey to prove ownership.
This law applies to credit cards only. Fraudulent use of a credit card is either a misdemeanor or felony depending on value. This law is in addition to Mississippi’s credit card fraud law.
Defenses to larceny include: 1 Lack of intent; 2 No proof of ownership; 3 Mistake or accident; 4 Valuation - could a felony be reduced to a misdemeanor?; 5 In Mississippi, you cannot be convicted of larceny and receiving stolen property for the same property; 6 No intent to permanently deprive ownership; 7 Larceny is a lesser included offense of robbery, which has the added element of violence to the person or threat of immediate injury; and 8 The Mississippi Supreme Court has held that larceny is not a crime of dishonesty or crimen falsi.
Larceny of Rental Property. Larceny of rental property means obtaining possession of equipment with intent to defraud. Theft of rental property includes fraudulent leasing of equipment as well as abandoning or failing to return rental equipment. Rental larceny can be a misdemeanor or felony depending on the value of the property involved.
The rental larceny law has notice and demand provisions similar to civil cases. However, larceny under rental agreement can be charged as a misdemeanor or felony depending on the value of the property.
However, larceny under rental agreement can be charged as a misdemeanor or felony depending on the value of the property.
Stealing from coin operated machines includes vending machines, laundromats, parking meters, change machines, and any type of machine that accepts coins. In addition to breaking, opening, or destroying a coin operated machine, it is also a crime to possess or use any device that facilitates the crime. Larceny of coin operated machines is a misdemeanor. However, other charges such as malicious mischief (vandalism) may also be filed.
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Like most states, Mississippi provides both criminal and civil penalties for shoplifting offenses. The law defines shoplifting as any of the following acts done with the intent of depriving a merchant of the full value of the merchandise:
Mississippi law defines larceny (theft) as the felonious taking, stealing, or carrying away of another's personal property with the intent of permanently depriving the owner of their property. A person can commit larceny through a physical taking or by use of false pretenses, fraud, or fraudulent conversion.
A person commits petit larceny by stealing property valued at less than $1,000. A conviction results in a misdemeanor, punishable by up to six months' jail time, a $1,000 fine, or both. The penalty increases to one year in jail if the property is stolen from a place of worship.
Petit Larceny. A person commits petit larceny by stealing property valued at less than $1,000. A conviction results in a misdemeanor, punishable by up to six months' jail time, a $1,000 fine, or both. The penalty increases to one year in jail if the property is stolen from a place of worship.
A person convicted of grand larceny faces the following felony penalties. If the property is valued at $1,000 or more but less than $5,000, the offender faces up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Grand Larceny. When a person steals property valued at $1,000 or more, the crime becomes grand larceny. A person convicted of grand larceny faces the following felony penalties. If the property is valued at $1,000 or more but less than $5,000, the offender faces up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
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