larceny?

[Tifa's Real Lover(really]

what exactly is larceny? im doing a project and can find no information on it =/ its supposed to be similar yet diffrent from burggerly and theft. i also have to find the levels of severity and punishments for it O_o


can anyone help me out?:confused:

[Tavrobel]

Larceny (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larceny)

Basically, it's theft + intention to deprive + transfer of ownership, which is different from theft. Theft works to your benefit; deprivation works against the victim, and it flaunts the newfound title of ownership against the person.

[Tifa's Real Lover(really]

what do you mean by that? like lets say....you steal a car or a company or something, and now your trying to say that it belongs to you in title?
bad example

ok lets say you wrote a book.... i stole all your written work and published it, is that larceny? :p

[Tavrobel]

Something like that. Simple theft seems to carry the idea that it was done as a spur-of-the-moment idea, or you took something to better your own situation. Larceny seems to give the connotation (according to the Wikipedia page) that you had to:
A) want to steal it
B) which implies foreknowledge and a plan
C) the person who you took it from knows that you took it, and when confronted, you would say that it was yours

So, yes, if I stole a car from my friend, and I told him that the car is mine after he filed a report, that would be larceny.

Of course, in this situation, the insurance on the car, as well as any form of vehicle registration would prove you wrong. Did that help?

EDIT: If you did something like a book, which has no inherent value until published, you're venturing into the realm of intellectual property, which has its own set of rules. Larceny deals with physical things that have value. A car that is purchased for $20k has value. A bunch of words you scribbled into a book does not.

[Tifa's Real Lover(really]

you helped a bunch tavrobel! time to make my video :D


edittt: hey, can anyone tell me what would be a punishment for a petty and grand larceny?

[Tavrobel]

The same scale as one would get for a misdemeanor as opposed to a felony. The latter implies more jail time. The former may or may not have jail time, a fine, community service, or such things. This works under the assumption of a first-time violator.

[Tifa's Real Lover(really]

yeahh, i just found that out right now:sweat:


now my last question is what type of person is more likely to commit larceny? O_o

[Tavrobel]

A jerk.

[Tifa's Real Lover(really]

k, well i found out anyways, thanks to you ill probably ace it :D