Question

Facts: Ray steals a purse from an unattended car at a gas station. Because the purse contains money and a handgun, Ray is convicted of grand theft of property (cash) and grand theft of a firearm. On appeal, Ray claims that he is not guilty of grand theft of a firearm because he did not know that the purse contained a gun. Can Ray be convicted of grand theft of a firearm even though he did not know that the gun was in the purse

Answer 1

Explanation:

Issue–Ray was intending to rob the money, but the bag also held a handgun. So, should Ray be found guilty of a major weapons robbery, even though the gun did not know?

Law—  The act of larceny includes wrongful taking and carrying away of personal property from someone else with the intention to rob the owner forever. The criminal offence is offences where the defendant has the motive to achieve a sort of economic benefit or harm. Property offenses Although robbery includes orphaning, no larceny.

Discussion – First, Ray's conduct is certainly a theft of property as it was his intention to snatch the bag from an unsupervised vehicle. The money was in the bag, so that Ray took away the precious property of another in an attempt to take out the owner.