The court properly declined to submit petit larceny as a lesser included offense. No reasonable view of the evidence, viewed most favorably to defendant, supported a finding that defendant had picked the victim's electronic translator up from the floor, rather than stealing it from her person by removing it from a pocket of her backpack. To the contrary, two police officers testified that they observed defendant remove the translator from the backpack pocket; the officers...
Let's get started

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.
- Updated daily.
- Uncompromising quality.
- Complete, Accurate, Current.