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Miss. Code Ann. § 97-17-41 (2026)

Grand larceny; felonious taking of personal property; felonious taking of property of established place of worship; penalties

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Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 64, art. 12, Title 4(63); 1857, ch. 64, art. 190; 1871, § 2652; 1880, § 2901; 1892, § 1173; 1906, § 1251; Hemingway's 1917, § 981; 1930, § 1009; 1942, § 2240; Laws, 1966, ch. 359, § 1; Laws, 1992, ch. 380, § 1; Laws, 1993, ch. 337, § 1; Laws, 1996, ch. 544, § 2; Laws, 1997, ch. 473, § 5; Laws, 2003, ch. 499, § 1; Laws, 2004, ch. 526, § 7, eff. 7/1/2004.

Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 457, HB 585, 15, eff. 7/1/2014.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 80 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1978–2024 · leading case: Douglas Walters v. State of Mississippi, 206 So. 3d 524 (Miss. 2016).
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Douglas Walters v. State of Mississippi, 206 So. 3d 524 (Miss. 2016). · cites it 10× “Miss. Code Ann. § 97-17-41 (2013) (emphasis added).”
Ewing v. California, 538 U.S. 11 (2003). · cites it 2× “Miss. Code Ann. § 97-17-41 (1)(a) (Lexis 1973-2000).”
Holly v. State, 671 So. 2d 32 (Miss. 1996). · cites it 3× “Holly's conviction for grand larceny fell under Miss. Code Ann. § 97-17-41 [3] which *45 provided the following definition of the crime when he was charged: Every person who shall be convicted of taking and carrying away, feloniously, the personal property of another, of the…”
Richmond v. State, 751 So. 2d 1038 (Miss. 1999). · cites it 4× “Miss.Code Ann. § 97-17-41 (Supp.1996) Taking possession of or taking away a motor vehicle.”
Andre Jermaine Thomas v. State of Mississippi, 247 So. 3d 1252 (Miss. 2018). · cites it 2× “Miss. Code Ann. § 97-17-41 (2) (Rev. 2014).”
Kirkwood v. State, 52 So. 3d 1184 (Miss. 2011). · cites it 2× “” Miss.Code Ann. § 97-17-41(1) (Rev.2006). As with the burglary charge, there was no direct evidence that Kirk-wood stole Banks’s van.”
Jason Lee Miles v. State of Mississippi, 249 So. 3d 362 (Miss. 2018). · cites it 2× “]” Miss. Code Ann. § 97-17-41 (Rev. 2014). To prove the value of the three stolen items–the four-wheeler, lawn mower, and trailer–the State relied on the testimony of Lavell Coleman, Donald’s brother.”
Richard White v. State of Mississippi, 195 So. 3d 765 (Miss. 2016). · cites it 2× “Thus, according to this Court’s pronouncement in Conner, a jury should be fairly instructed on the elements of the intended crime in order to determine beyond a reasonable doubt whether the requisite intent existed.”
Clayton v. State, 759 So. 2d 1169 (Miss. 1999). · cites it 3× “Miss.Code Ann. § 97-17-41 (1972). *1174 The jury found the defendant guilty of robbery, which offense includes the elements of larceny.”
Jefferson v. State, 556 So. 2d 1016 (Miss. 1989). “This is because the maximum penalty to which Jefferson may have been subjected under the burglary statute was seven years, Miss. Code Ann. § 97-17-33 (1972), while the crime of grand larceny carries a maximum five year sentence, Miss.”
Rickie Omar Smith v. State of Mississippi, 250 So. 3d 421 (Miss. 2018). “At the top of the indictment, Richmond was specifically informed that he was charged with a violation of Miss. Code Ann. § 97-17-42 , "mot. veh. theft.”
Coleman v. State, 947 So. 2d 878 (Miss. 2006). “Not surprisingly, the Legislature indeed saw the need to enact a law which did, in fact, recognize a church (such as Pillow Chapel) as a potential victim: Every person who shall be convicted of taking and carrying away, feloniously, the property of a church, synagogue, temple or…”
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— Miss. Code Ann. § 97-17-41(1) — 10 cases
Kirkwood v. State, 52 So. 3d 1184 (Miss. 2011). “” Miss.Code Ann. § 97-17-41(1) (Rev.2006). As with the burglary charge, there was no direct evidence that Kirk-wood stole Banks’s van.”
Kenneth R. Goldsmith v. State of Mississippi, 195 So. 3d 207 (Miss. Ct. App. 2016).
Ladd v. State, 87 So. 3d 1108 (Miss. Ct. App. 2012).
Taylor v. State, 110 So. 3d 776 (Miss. 2013).
Wilson v. State, 101 So. 3d 1182 (Miss. Ct. App. 2012).
— Miss. Code Ann. § 97-17-41(1)(1994) — 1 case
Henley v. State, 729 So. 2d 232 (Miss. 1998).
— Miss. Code Ann. § 97-17-41(1)(a) — 3 cases
Clayton v. State, 759 So. 2d 1169 (Miss. 1999). “Miss.Code Ann. § 97-17-41 (1972). *1174 The jury found the defendant guilty of robbery, which offense includes the elements of larceny.”
Watson v. State, 939 So. 2d 806 (Miss. Ct. App. 2006).
Mccollins v. State, 952 So. 2d 305 (Miss. Ct. App. 2007).
— Miss. Code Ann. § 97-17-41(2) — 1 case
Coleman v. State, 947 So. 2d 878 (Miss. 2006). “Not surprisingly, the Legislature indeed saw the need to enact a law which did, in fact, recognize a church (such as Pillow Chapel) as a potential victim: Every person who shall be convicted of taking and carrying away, feloniously, the property of a church, synagogue, temple or…”
— Miss. Code Ann. § 97-17-41(a) — 1 case
Richmond v. State, 751 So. 2d 1038 (Miss. 1999). “Miss.Code Ann. § 97-17-41 (Supp.1996) Taking possession of or taking away a motor vehicle.”
— Miss. Code Ann. § 97-17-41(l)(a) — 1 case
Berry v. State, 754 So. 2d 539 (Miss. Ct. App. 1999).
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