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A number of amendments have been proposed to revamp the requirements for restoration of rights. In 2017, the Virginia Senate passed a constitutional amendment to permanently disenfranchise violent felons, [10] with the Virginia General Assembly being empowered to decide what constitutes a violent felony, [11] but this died in the Virginia House of Delegates Privileges and Elections committee. [12]
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.
The Prince William County Police Department found itself in the news in July 2017 for issuing an arrest warrant for Lucky Whitehead, a player in the National Football League. At the time of the incident, Whitehead, a local native of Manassas, Virginia, was a player for the Dallas Cowboys. On June 22, 2017, officers from the Prince William ...
Sep. 8—KEYSER, W.Va. — Charges related to breaking and entering and theft dominated a list of indictments handed up Tuesday by a Mineral County grand jury. The 23 people indicted included ...
In the US, pet theft is usually a criminal offense under general theft and larceny laws, and the punishment depends on the state. From the 10th June, it will also become compulsory for cats to be ...
For example, the common law crime of larceny requires the taking and carrying away of tangible property from another person, with the intent of permanently depriving the owner of that property. Robbery, under the common law, requires all of the same elements and also the use of force or intimidation to accomplish the taking. Therefore, larceny ...
He was also given two years for possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of ammunition by felon and enhanced petit larceny. An investigation is pending, according to the medical examiner. Jail or Agency: Henrico County Jail West; State: Virginia; Date arrested or booked: UNKNOWN; Date of death: 6/7/2016; Age at death: 33
Items resembling homemade explosives were found in the car of a Virginia man arrested on New Year's Day, according to officials. On Wednesday, police officers arrested Alexander Sweetman, 19, from ...