(a) A person is guilty of larceny in the fourth degree when he commits larceny as defined in section
53a-119 and the value of the property or service exceeds one thousand dollars.
(b) Larceny in the fourth degree is a class A misdemeanor.
(1969, P.A. 828, S. 127; P.A. 81-248, S. 4; P.A. 82-271, S. 4; P.A. 09-138, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 81-248 amended Subsec. (a) to clarify the proscribed conduct; P.A. 82-271 amended Subsec. (a) by increasing the value of the property or service obtained from $50 or less to in excess of $500 and amended Subsec. (b) by changing the classification from a class C to a class A misdemeanor; P.A. 09-138 amended Subsec. (a) to increase the value of the property or service obtained from in excess of $500 to in excess of $1,000.
Cited. 172 C. 571; 176 C. 239; 178 C. 416; 179 C. 576; 181 C. 388; 182 C. 242; 194 C. 198; 197 C. 247; Id., 396; 202 C. 443; 209 C. 34; 213 C. 233; 218 C. 273; 232 C. 431; judgment superseded by en banc reconsideration, see 235 C. 502; 241 C. 439.
Cited. 4 CA 514; 5 CA 612; 7 CA 326; 9 CA 133; 12 CA 1; 14 CA 119; Id., 272; Id., 526; 15 CA 641; 20 CA 586; 22 CA 440; 26 CA 33; 29 CA 843; 33 CA 339; judgment reversed in part, see 232 C. 431; judgment reversed, see 235 C. 502; 35 CA 405; 38 CA 20. It is possible for defendant to be convicted of larceny for taking property he owns and for depriving bailee of its superior right of possession and the amount of bailee's lien interest in the motor vehicle; but the value of the theft is limited by amount of bailee's lien as secured by the property itself. 59 CA 135.
Cited. 34 CS 612; 35 CS 531; 36 CS 603; 37 CS 755; Id., 853; 38 CS 593; 39 CS 363; Id., 392.
Subsec. (a):
Cited. 235 C. 502.
Cited. 3 CA 359; 6 CA 164; 7 CA 1; 11 CA 805; 31 CA 312; 38 CA 643.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
74
cases (
6 in the last 5 years), 1977–2026 · leading case:
State v. Tinsley, 435 A.2d 1002 (Conn. 1980).
State v. Tinsley, 435 A.2d 1002 (Conn. 1980).
· cites it 8× “The defendant claims that the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on robbery in the third degree; General Statutes § 53a-136; [4] and larceny in the fourth degree; General Statutes § 53a-125; [5] as lesser included offenses of first degree robbery.”
State v. Brown, 668 A.2d 1288 (Conn. 1995).
· cites it 4× “General Statutes § 53a-125 (a). If the value of the property exceeds $1000, however, the crime constitutes larceny in the third degree.”
State v. Vitale, 497 A.2d 956 (Conn. 1985).
· cites it 4× “Ill The defendant requested a jury instruction on larceny in the fourth degree; General Statutes § 53a-125; 3 as a lesser included offense of felony murder.”
State v. Coltherst, 820 A.2d 1024 (Conn. 2003).
· cites it 4× “…Statutes §§ 53a-48 (a) 12 and 53a-92 (a) (2) (B), 13 and larceny in the fourth degree in violation of § 53a-119 and General Statutes § 53a-125 (a). 14 The defendant claims on appeal that the trial court improperly (1) instructed the jury that it could convict him of *483…”
State v. Rolli, 729 A.2d 245 (Conn. App. Ct. 1999).
· cites it 7× “The defendant, Alfonso Rolli, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of burglary in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-103 (a) and larceny in the fourth degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-125 (a). The defendant…”
Bowden v. Comm'r of Corr., 888 A.2d 1131 (Conn. App. Ct. 2006).
· cites it 4× “neral Statutes § 53a-136 (a), two counts of larceny in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-123 (a) (3), assault in the second degree of a victim sixty or older in violation of General Statutes § 53a-60b (a), assault in the third degree of a victim sixty or…”
State v. Russell, 588 A.2d 1376 (Conn. 1991).
· cites it 6× “The defendant, Eugene Russell, was charged by substitute information with burglary in the *275 third degree; General Statutes § 53a-103; larceny in the fourth degree; General Statutes § 53a-125; and being a persistent larceny offender.”
State v. Whistnant, 427 A.2d 414 (Conn. 1980).
· cites it 2× “This evidence supported the trial court’s charge on the lesser included crime of robbery in the second degree, *587 General Statutes § 53a-135. 9 It did not support a charge on fourth degree larceny, General Statutes § 53a-125.”
State v. Desimone, 696 A.2d 1235 (Conn. 1997).
· cites it 4× “Desimone, of larceny in the first degree by receiving various items of stolen property in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-122 and 53a-119 (8), 1 and larceny in the *441 fourth degree by receiving certain other items of stolen property in violation of General Statutes §§…”
State v. Adams, 539 A.2d 1022 (Conn. App. Ct. 1988).
· cites it 6× “The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, after a jury trial, of burglary in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-103, larceny in the fourth degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-125, and tampering with a motor vehicle in violation of…”
State v. Bozelko, 987 A.2d 1102 (Conn. App. Ct. 2010).
· cites it 3× “1 In docket number CR-01-129104, the defendant was found not guilty of attempt to commit larceny in the fourth degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-125 and 53a-49; attempt to commit illegal use of a credit card in violation of §§ 53a-128d and 53a-49; larceny in the…”
State v. Vasquez, 438 A.2d 424 (Conn. 1980).
· cites it 4× “The defendant Delio Vasquez was charged in a substituted information in four counts with burglary in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § SSa-lOS, 1 possession of burglary tools in violation of General Statutes § 53a-106, 2 larceny in *244 the fourth degree in…”
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