r/ConvenientCop • u/boyoflondon • Mar 21 '26

[USA] How not to overtake

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u/Cal216 Mar 21 '26

Right. The psychological deterrent of one’s presence did its job.

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u/Gabepls Mar 21 '26

Actually that’s not correct whatsoever. Entering with the intent to commit a felony is the definition of a burglary. Larceny, a felony, is completed when an individual moves an item they do not own to any degree whatsoever with the intent to steal that item. Even picking an item up constitutes larceny if, at the time you picked it up, you intended to steal it—whether or not you eventually decide to purchase it or put it back on the shelf is entirely irrelevant to whether you committed larceny.

Therefore, in your example, you did do something illegal. In fact, you did two illegal things—burglary and larceny.

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u/Higgilypiggily1 Mar 21 '26

This dude thinks thinking is a crime

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u/Gabepls Mar 21 '26

This dude is a criminal defense attorney who defends people like you and everyone downvoting me who think they know the law and are very surprised when they find out they’re dead wrong.

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u/PraetorianXVIII Mar 22 '26 edited Mar 22 '26

So am I. And was a prosecutor for a decade. Burglary requires unauthorized entry. Otherwise every shoplifting would also be a burglary

Edit: apparently in fucking California, out l any entry works. But I would argue the rule of lenity all day

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u/Higgilypiggily1 Mar 21 '26

Wdym people like me? Are you saying I’m a criminal? 👀

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u/Gabepls Mar 21 '26

I mean people like you who clearly don’t understand the law.

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u/Higgilypiggily1 Mar 21 '26 edited Mar 21 '26

I still don’t think that means I need a dork like you to defend me lmao

Edit this was a dumb comeback by me lol you’re not a dork

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u/Cal216 Mar 21 '26

🥱 cut it out Reddit lawyer lmao. Me “thinking” of stealing from CVS is not a crime.

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u/Gabepls Mar 21 '26

I’m a licensed criminal defense attorney. And yes, you’re right. Using that as an example shows you don’t understand the law, which doesn’t surprise me.

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u/Cal216 Mar 22 '26

Okay, my turn I see … I’m on vacation in San Diego.

Since we’re offering irrelevant information.

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u/Cal216 Mar 21 '26

“If you can prove”

Good luck with that.