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Timestamp: 2019-04-21 19:20:44+00:00

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Nevada law defines grand larceny (also called "grand theft") as deliberately stealing property valued at $650 or more. If the value of the stolen property is less than $650.00, the offense would be "petit (petty) larceny".
Because violating NRS 205.220 is a felony, defendants who have been convicted of it must wait at least 5 years after the case ends to get a criminal record seal.
As long as the prosecutor has insufficient evidence to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, criminal charges should not be sustained.
1. Can I go to jail?
2. Can the charge get reduced or dismissed?
4. When can I seal the case?
Violating NRS 205.220 is a felony in Nevada carrying up to 10 years in prison, $10,000 in fines and restitution.
As a felony, violating NRS 205.220 carries other long-term consequences: A conviction may bar the defendant from owning a firearm, voting, serving in the government, or receiving welfare or food stamps.4 It also may disqualify the defendant from job opportunities.
Depending on the circumstances of the case, the prosecutor may be willing to lessen a grand theft charge to petty larceny or possibly dismiss the charge. Defendants with no prior criminal record and who pay full restitution have the best chance of getting the charges ultimately dropped or lessened to a misdemeanor.
Note that it is not a defense to theft charges that the suspect was caught before he/she could leave the premises with the property.
Example: Neighbors Hal and Henry co-own a lawnmower that they share. Eventually they have a falling out and stop speaking. One day Hal takes the lawnmower from Henry's carport to use it on Hal's lawn. Angry, Henry calls the police to have him arrested for grand larceny. But since Hal co-owned the lawnmower, the most Hal can get cited for is trespassing on Hal's property.
As long as the prosecutor cannot prove that the defendant did not own the property in question, charges for violating NRS 205.220 should be dropped.
Example: After flying into Las Vegas, Jeb absent-mindedly takes the wrong suitcase from the carousel and tries to leave McCarran Airport. The passenger who owns the suitcase alerts the police, who detain Jeb at the taxi line.
Since intent is not something visible or concrete, courts rely on circumstantial evidence to determine whether a person had intent to steal. This includes everything from the defendant's behavior and eyewitness accounts to police reports and surveillance video.
Example: Las Vegas Metropolitan police arrest Betsy for stealing her co-worker Jan's silver necklace. Jan told prosecutors that the necklace is a priceless heirloom worth thousands of dollars, so Betsy gets charged with violating NRS 205.220.
Betsy's attorney gets the court's permission to have the necklace independently appraised. The appraisers value it at only $300. Furthermore, similar necklaces on the market sell for about $300. The court then grants Betsy's attorney's motion to dismiss the case, and the prosecutor instead charges Betsy with only petit larceny.
In the above example, it makes no difference that the necklace was invaluable to Jan. As discussed in section one above, courts look to the fair market value when determining stolen property's worth.
The Fourth Amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures. In reality, the police do not always follow the rules when they hunt for evidence. Sometimes they neglect to get a warrant when one is necessary. Or the warrant they get may be invalid.
In any larceny case, an experienced defense attorney will gather all available evidence, review the relevant statutes and latest case law, file any necessary documents and motions with the court, and craft the most effective strategy while protecting the defendant's constitutional rights.
The ultimate goal is to do everything possible in an effort to get the charges dropped, negotiate a favorable plea bargain, or litigate the case until the trial ends with an acquittal.
Employers are much more likely to pass over job applicants with theft offenses on their background checks than those with clean records. So anyone with criminal records are encouraged to explore getting a seal as soon as it is available.
Therefore, immigrants arrested for grand theft should seek legal counsel immediately to try to get the charge dismissed or changed to a non-removable offense. Learn more about the criminal defense of immigrants in Nevada.
The only difference between grand larceny and petty (petit) larceny is the value of the allegedly stolen goods. Stealing items worth less than $650 is petty larceny, which is always a misdemeanor.
Like it sounds, this crime applies to auto thefts. It is always prosecuted as a felony regardless of the car's worth.
Like it sounds, this crime applies to stealing guns. It is always prosecuted as a felony regardless of the gun's worth.
Burglary is the act of entering any building, vehicle, or structure with the intent to commit certain crimes...such as larceny...while inside.
In contrast, grand larceny is not limited to indoors. And people may be convicted of violating NRS 205.220 even if they do not form an intention to steal until they are inside.
Like it sounds, this crime applies to stealing money or items from another's person without force or threats. Victims are typically unaware they are being stolen from until after it happens.
If the property is not on or being carried by a person, then stealing the property is grand larceny.
Using physical force or verbal threats to steal someone's property qualifies as robbery.
Knowingly possessing stolen property is just as illegal as knowingly stealing another's property.
Finders cannot be keepers unless the finders take reasonable measures to search for the lost property's owner.
People entrusted with another's property who then fail to return it face embezzlement charges. Not returning a rented car is an example.
In Las Vegas, police searching for thieves routinely plant "lost" purses and wallets in public areas such as casinos.
If you would like to explore getting your Nevada larceny charges reduced or dismissed, call 702-DEFENSE (702-333-3673). Our Las Vegas criminal defense lawyers can speak with you for free.
We will investigate, negotiate, and litigate in pursuit of the best possible outcome in your case. And if necessary, we are prepared to take your case all the way to a jury and argue zealously for a "not guilty" verdict.
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Arrested in California? Go to our webpage about California grand theft law.
Arrested in Colorado? Go to our webpage on Colorado felony theft laws.
(c) Real property, with a value of $650 or more, that the person has converted into personal property by severing it from real property owned by another person.
2. Uses a card or other device for automatically withdrawing or transferring money in a financial institution to obtain intentionally money to which the person knows he or she is not entitled.
(b) One or more domesticated animals or domesticated birds, with an aggregate value of $650 or more, owned by another person.
(d) Kills one or more domesticated animals or domesticated birds, with an aggregate value of $650 or more, owned by another person but running at large, whether or not the animals or birds are marked or branded.
NRS 205.0834; Calbert v. State, 85 Nev. 635, 461 P.2d 408 (1983)(" The price tags...were competent evidence of the value of the stolen goods for purposes of establishing grand larceny."); Cleveland v. State, 85 Nev. 635, 461 P.2d 408 (1969)("The true criterion for the value of property taken is the fair market value of the property at the time and place it was stolen if there be such a standard market...But where such market value cannot be reasonably determined other evidence of value may be received such as replacement cost or purchase price."); Sheriff, Clark County v. Stevens, 97 Nev. 316, 630 P.2d 256 (1981)("The offense of burglary is complete when the house or other building is entered with the specific intent to commit larceny or any felony therein.Carr v. Sheriff, 95 Nev. 688, 601 P.2d 422 (1979); see NRS 205.060(1). If larceny or any felony is thereafter committed, the perpetrator has committed two crimes, and may be charged with burglary as well as larceny or the felony."); State v. Nelson, 11 Nev. 334 (1876)("The only thing essential in either case [robbery or larceny charges] seems to be an averment which shall show conclusively that the property does not belong to the defendant."); Point v. State, 102 Nev. 143, 717 P.2d 38 (1996)("In the absence of any legislative intent to the contrary, we similarly refuse to attribute to the Nevada Legislature an intent to compound the punishment for larceny, robbery or embezzlement by permitting convictions for the receipt or possession of stolen property against the one who took the property in the first instance. ").
NRS 205.222 Grand larceny: Penalties.
1. Unless a greater penalty is imposed by a specific statute, a person who commits grand larceny in violation of NRS 205.220 shall be punished pursuant to the provisions of this section.
2. If the value of the property involved in the grand larceny is less than $3,500, the person who committed the grand larceny is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
3. If the value of the property involved in the grand larceny is $3,500 or more, the person who committed the grand larceny is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 10 years, and by a fine of not more than $10,000.
4. In addition to any other penalty, the court shall order the person who committed the grand larceny to pay restitution.
5. If the grand larceny involved a sale in violation of subsection 3 or 4 of NRS 205.220, all proceeds from the sale are subject to forfeiture.
See, e.g., State v. Green, 45 Nev. 297, 202 P. 368 (1921)("[I]t may be fairly said to state that, before a defendant who is charged with the larceny of property, and in whose possession it is alleged to have been found, can be convicted, three conditions must coexist, namely: (1) The possession must be actual; (2) it must be recent after the theft; and (3) it must be unexplained; and if the defendant makes an explanation of his possession that is reasonable, and consistent with innocence, and satisfactory to the jury, no inference of guilt can be drawn from such possession."); State v. Mandich, 24 Nev. 336, 54 P. 516 (1898)("In prosecutions for larceny the fact that the stolen property is, recently after the theft, found in the possession of the defendant, can always be given in evidence against him. The strength of the presumption which it raises against the accused depends upon all the circumstances surrounding the case, and is for the jury to determine."); State v. Clifford, 14 Nev. 72 (1879)("When property recently stolen is found in the possession of a person accused of the theft the accused person is bound to explain the possession in order to remove its effect as a circumstance indicative of guilt...But if there is no other evidence tending to establish the guilt of the defendant, and the jury are satisfied that he gives a reasonable account of his possession of the property, then it would be their duty to acquit.").
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