• Common law larceny was defined as the trespassory taking and carrying away of the personal property of another with intent to permanently deprive the owner or possessor of the property.

• In general, the “taking” element of larceny refers to removing the property from the possession of another person.

• For the “carrying away” (asportation) element of larceny to occur, there is no requirement that the movement be significant.

• The mens rea of larceny, “intent to permanently deprive the owner or possessor of the property,” is the same as intent to steal.

Questions:-

1. Identify the elements of larceny.
2. What is the criminal law rule for “Finders, keepers—
losers, weepers”?