Topic: the overriding principle behind the single larceny doctrine… · Go Syfert
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5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 21 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Richardson v. Commonwealth.

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1 Richardson v. Commonwealth Anchor
vactapp · 1997
green “the overriding principle behind the single larceny doctrine is to prevent the state from aggregating multiple criminal penalties for a single criminal act.” 8
2 Acey v. Commonwealth
vactapp · 1999
green “are done pursuant to a single impulse and in execution of a general fraudulent scheme.” 4
3 Bragg v. Commonwealth
vactapp · 2004
green “will affirm the trial court's determination unless plainly wrong or unless the record lacks any evidence to support that determination.” 3
4 Acey v. Commonwealth
vactapp · 1999
green “a series of larcenous acts will be considered a single count of larceny if they 'are done pursuant to a single impulse and in execution of a general fraudulent scheme.” 3
5 West v. Commonwealth
va · 1919
green “(1) the location of the items taken, (2) the lapse of time between the takings, (3) the general and specific intent of the taker, (4) the number of owners of the items taken and (5) whether intervening events occurred between the takings.” 3

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