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N.Y. Penal Law § 155.25 (2026)

Petit larceny

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§ 155.25 Petit larceny.
  A person is guilty of petit larceny when he steals property.
  Petit larceny is a class A misdemeanor.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 579 cases (112 in the last 5 years), 1973–2026 · leading case: People v. Jensen, 654 N.E.2d 1237 (NY 1995).
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People v. Jensen, 654 N.E.2d 1237 (NY 1995). · cites it 4× “A person is guilty of petit larceny when he or she "steals property" (Penal Law § 155.25). "A person steals property and commits larceny when, with intent to deprive another of property or to appropriate the same to himself or a third person, he wrongfully takes, obtains or…”
People v. Lingle, 949 N.E.2d 952 (NY 2011). · cites it 2× “25 [1]) and one count of petit larceny (Penal Law § 155.25). Sharlow entered this guilty plea with the understanding that, if he successfully completed a drug treatment program in the ensuing 18 to 24 months, the burglary charge against him would be dismissed and that Supreme…”
Simpson v. Town of Warwick Police Dep't, 159 F. Supp. 3d 419 (S.D.N.Y. 2016). · cites it 3× “Simpson’s warrant charged him with petit larceny, in violation of N.Y. Penal Law § 155.25 , and third-degree robbery, in violation of N.”
Obeya v. Sessions, 884 F.3d 442 (2d Cir. 2018). · cites it 2× “We therefore remanded to the BIA "to determine in the first instance whether Obeya's conviction under [ N.Y. Penal Law § 155.25 ]" rendered him removable.”
Restrepo v. Attorney Gen. of US, 617 F.3d 787 (3rd Cir. 2010). · cites it 2× “N.Y. Penal Law § 155.25 ; see also United States v.”
People v. Dixson, 9 Misc. 3d 358 (N.Y. City Crim. Ct. 2005). · cites it 5× “Defendant is charged with petit larceny (Penal Law § 155.25), theft of services (Penal Law § 165.”
People v. Gonzalez, 502 N.E.2d 583 (NY 1986). “15 [3]) and petit larceny (Penal Law § 155.25). The Appellate Division affirmed the conviction ( 111 AD2d 870 ) and the case is before us by leave of the Chief Judge of this court.”
The People v. Davon Harris, 43 N.E.3d 750 (NY 2015). · cites it 4× “25) and petit larceny (Penal Law § 155.25). The former charge was timely interposed,1 but the latter was not, the applicable statutory period having run some 1 1/2 years before the filing of the accusatory instrument.”
The People v. Keith Johnson, 49 N.E.3d 1143 (NY 2016). · cites it 2× “10 [2] [b]), petit larceny (Penal Law § 155.25), menacing in the second degree (Penal Law § 120.”
People v. Hightower, 961 N.E.2d 1111 (NY 2011). · cites it 2× “” Defendant was charged with one count of petit larceny (pursuant to Penal Law § 155.25), one count of unauthorized sale of certain transportation services (pursuant to Penal Law § 165.”
Thorsen v. Sons of Norway, 996 F. Supp. 2d 143 (E.D.N.Y 2014). · cites it 2× “The Complaint and Additional Allegations, at most, alleged that Kornbrekke stated that David Thorsen had “stolen money.”
People v. Roberts, 31 N.Y.3d 406 (NY 2018). “The majority's assertion that the "only provision criminalizing use of personal information is the identity theft statutes" is flatly incorrect in this context: a person using a credit card to make unauthorized purchases commits larceny or theft of services (majority op at —423…”
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— N.Y. Penal Law § 155.25(1) — 1 case
Matter of Burke, 2023 NY Slip Op 04204 (N.Y. App. Div. 2023).
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