Have you been charged with a larceny related offense? Do you need a criminal defense attorney to assist you with a larceny related offense such as grand larceny, petty larceny, shoplifitng, and so forth?
If you have been charged or are being investigated for a theft related offense such as larceny or shoplifting you should consult a lawyer to make sure your penal interests are adequately protected. You have rights. An attorney in our office is knowledgeable with these issues and can help you quietly resolve your legal problem. Should you require the services of a criminal defense attorney please feel free to contact an attorney in our Orange County office. We have a lawyer who can assist you with your legal trouble.

Below please find the California statutory laws on Larceny. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact a lawyer in our Orange County office for a consultation with an attorney.


Larceny Penal Code 484

California Penal Code Section 484 defines Larceny as follows: (a) Every person who shall feloniously steal, take, carry, lead, or drive away the personal property of another, or who shall fraudulently appropriate property which has been entrusted to him or her, or who shall knowingly and designedly, by any false or fraudulent representation or pretense, defraud any other person of money, labor or real or personal property, or who causes or procures others to report falsely of his or her wealth or mercantile character and by thus imposing upon any person, obtains credit and thereby fraudulently gets or obtains possession of money, or property or obtains the labor or service of another, is guilty of theft.

At common law larceny was defined as the (1) taking (2) and trespassory carrying away (asportation-the carrying away of personal property of another) (3) of tangible personal property (4) of another (5) with the intent to permanently deprive that person of said property.

California Statutory law has modified the definitional requirements for a larceny. In addition California law will categorize the larceny as petty larceny or grand larceny depending on the value of the larceny.

If you require the assistance of a criminal defense lawyer for a larceny related offense such as shopliting, please feel free to contact a lawyer in our Orange County office for further assistance.

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