The defendant was sitting next to the victim in a crowded waiting room when the victim got up to use the restroom, leaving her purse on the floor. While the victim was gone the defendant took the victim's purse and moved it under her own chair, which was approximately two feet away, intending to take the purse home with her later.

Is the defendant guilty of larceny pursuant to common law?

 

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