Larceny

Petit Larceny is a crime – a class A misdemeanor and is a charge that is filed if you steal something with a value of less than $1000.  A conviction of Petit [...]

Grand Larceny in the fourth degree is a class E felony pursuant to New York Penal Law section 155.30. This is a charge that results if you steal any car worth more [...]

Grand Larceny in the third degree is a class D felony pursuant to New York Penal Law section 155.35. This is a charge that results if you steal money from an ATM [...]

Grand Larceny in the second degree is a class C felony pursuant to New York Penal Law section 155.40. This is a charge that results if you steal anything worth more than [...]

Grand Larceny in the first degree is a class B felony pursuant to New York Penal Law section 155.42. This is a charge that results if you steal anything worth more than [...]

There are several other ways to be charged with larceny beyond taking items out of a store or taking cash, money or belongings that that are not yours. What is Embezzlement? Embezzlement [...]

This is perhaps the most confusing part of larceny.  To be guilty of any of the larceny crimes, you must have intended to permanently deprive the other person of the property.  If [...]