{"id":3304,"date":"2018-02-12T16:02:59","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T16:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vikbajaj.wpengine.com\/?p=3304"},"modified":"2018-02-12T16:02:59","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T16:02:59","slug":"understanding-petty-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aquahealphysiotherapy.com\/vblaw\/understanding-petty-theft\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Petty Theft"},"content":{"rendered":"

What happens if you\u2019re working on a political campaign and you steal your opponent\u2019s signs? Two young women who were worked on a Poway city council campaign in 2016 have learned that this behavior can result in criminal charges. Erin Leonard and Whitney Rosen, two Poway city council campaign workers, were both charged with misdemeanor counts of petty theft for stealing six campaign signs<\/a> from three different city council candidates.<\/p>\n

Understanding Theft<\/h2>\n

Theft occurs when you intentionally take property that belongs to another person without their willing consent. While most of us tend to think of theft as an act that involves physically taking belongings without another person\u2019s knowledge, the crime of theft<\/a> can actually be committed in a variety of ways. Acts of theft can include larceny, embezzlement, fraud, trick, and false pretense.<\/p>\n

In order to be convicted of a crime of theft the state must be able to establish and prove each element of your specific offense. These elements will vary, depending on the type of theft of which you have been accused. Generally speaking, the state will have to prove the following elements of the crime of theft<\/a>:<\/p>\n