Monthly Archives April 2014

RETURN FOR REWARD DEFENSE IN RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY CASES

The DC Court of Appeals in LIHLAKHAV.  U.S, issued recently on April 24, 2014, was presented for the first time with a case with a factual background to consider and analyze a “return for reward defense” in connection with a receiving stolen property conviction.  The defendant here was convicted of both receiving stolen property and unlawful entry.  On the stolen property — a laptop– reward was offered by the owner for the return of the property. The D.C. Code enumerates the following elements requisite to prove a stolen property conviction:  A person commits the offense of receiving [1] stolen property
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