How Is This Grand Theft?

[doug777]

Teen enters plea after picking up wallet containing $1,100 - Villages-News.com (villages-news.com)

 

[totto]

Rules are different breh....

 

[ugk]

How is that NOT grand theft? She picked up (stole) a wallet that wasn't hers, that had $1,100 in it.

 

[TX4lyfe]

She brought it all on herself for telling the police what she did. No lawyer can protect her from the damage her mouth already done.

 

[doug777]

How is that NOT grand theft? She picked up (stole) a wallet that wasn't hers, that had $1,100 in it.

Because there was no ID in the wallet when I found it officer.

 

[doug777]

I thought the universal rule of finders keepers trumped the law, I guess not.


Can you go to jail for finding money?
Yes, if you make no effort to find the rightful owner or turn it into the police, it is a crime (in CA, PC 485). This goes for money and anything else of value… In practical use, if it's a dime and there is nobody around, you won't be arrested or prosecuted for pocketing it.

 

[YoungSinister]

She took the money and threw the wallet away
You nuggas better not defend her....