tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098620.post2332705584608471138..comments2024-03-15T04:02:42.341-04:00Comments on CrimLaw: Waterfall InstructionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098620.post-39877557463315533062012-01-26T16:31:17.192-05:002012-01-26T16:31:17.192-05:00The other benefit of this statute for a Commonweal...The other benefit of this statute for a Commonwealth's Attorney is that it allows you to threaten the defendant with a jury sentencing where the jury's sentencing options start at two years. As you know, with grand larceny, the jury can impose anything from a $1.00 fine to twenty years in prison.<br /><br />The instruction looks great, but it might be more Appeal-proof if it required that the jury find that the property had some value in order to convict on the misdemeanor.<br /><br />Another idle thought; can a person commit this offense by stealing currency?Wadenoreply@blogger.com