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The Supreme Court of Virginia held that labor and services and the unauthorized use of the University's computer cannot be construed to be subject of larceny. The Court reasoned that labor or services cannot be the subject of the crime of larceny because neither time nor services may be taken or carried away, and that the unauthorized use of the computer could not be the subject of larceny ...
Capital punishment was abolished in Virginia on March 24, 2021, when Governor Ralph Northam signed a bill into law. The law took effect on July 1, 2021. Virginia is the 23rd state to abolish the death penalty, and the first southern state in United States history to do so. [1] [2]
The classification of larceny as grand or petit larceny originated in an English statute passed in 1275 (grand is a French word meaning "large" while petit is a French word meaning "small"). Both were felonies, but the punishment for grand larceny was death while the punishment for petit larceny was forfeiture of property to the Crown and whipping.
This is a list of people executed in Virginia after 1976. The Supreme Court decision in Gregg v. Georgia, issued in 1976, allowed for the reinstitution of the death penalty in the United States. Capital punishment in Virginia was abolished by the Virginia General Assembly in 2021. [1] [2]
Two more grand larceny charges were dropped as part of his plea. Clay violated his probation by being arrested three separate times: twice for DUI and once for theft. [207] Virginia (Bedford County) December 30, 1991 (plea) [208] 1 year imprisonment, $1,000 fine Clay stole $551.76 from his employer. [209] Florida (Manatee County) February 20 ...
Grand theft, also called grand larceny, is a term used throughout the United States designating theft that is large in magnitude or serious in potential penological consequences. Grand theft is contrasted with petty theft , also called petit theft , that is of smaller magnitude or lesser seriousness.
Steven Croman, a New York City slumlord who in 2017 pleaded guilty to grand larceny, falsifying business records and tax fraud as part of a mortgage and tax scheme; [13] Donald Trump , convicted in 2024 of 34 counts of falsifying business records, in connection with a hush money payment to pornographic film actress Stormy Daniels , becoming the ...
Pages in category "Capital punishment in Virginia" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...