Category Archives: Shoplifting
Are You Guilty Of Theft If Someone Else Forced You To Steal?
Motives matter in many criminal cases. In some cases, you can be convicted of a crime if you accidentally injure someone, but the penalties are much less severe than they would be if you had intentionally injured the person. In the case of financial crimes, what you were thinking at the time of the… Read More »
U.S. Senate Introduces Bill To Prevent Organized Retail Theft
It is difficult for anyone, even for prosecutors who go to great lengths to cultivate an image of being tough on crime, to argue that stealing merchandise from a retail store makes someone a danger to society. It is possible that, by charging you with all kinds of scary sounding offenses, such as retail… Read More »
Is It Theft If You Forget To Pay For An Item At Self-Checkout?
Self-checkout lines at supermarkets and other retail stores were a sign of next generation efficiency just a few years ago, but during the pandemic, they became ubiquitous. In order to protect their customers and employees and to continue operating and avoid restrictions on commerce, stores encouraged customers to pay for items in ways that… Read More »
