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Grand Larceny from a Person

In New York, you can be charged with one of two types or larceny crimes when stealing from a person: robbery and larceny from a person. Larceny is the unlawful and intentional taking of property belonging to another person with the intent to keep it. To "keep" the property means to permanently deprive the person of the item by selling, giving or keeping the property. The definition of robbery is larceny done with intimidation, threat, force or violence. It means that you or your loved one is accused of causing or threatening the victim physical harm to obtain the stolen property. This act can range from grabbing a purse or punching them to get their money. It's a different crime from larceny from a person.

What is Larceny from a Person in New York?

Larceny from a person is commonly called the "pickpocket statute" because the larceny is committing by taking the property from the person's body. It sounds complicated, but it's not. For example, larceny from a person means that you are accused for taking their wallet from their pocket or taking some of value they are holding in their hand. You are not accused of using threats, force, intimidation or violence to get the property.

Grand Larceny from a Person is a Serious Charge

Grand larceny denotes is more serious than a larceny charge because the stolen property has more value. In New York, larceny charges are separated into groups according to the property value. This means that you are charged with grand larceny when the dollar amount of the property is valued higher than $1,000 or more. For example, you can be accused of pickpocketing a wallet which cost $10 and be charged with grand larceny because the person had $3,000 in that wallet.

Prosecutors Must Prove You Committed Larceny from a Person