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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 2575 (2026)

Offense of retail theft

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Subchapter 004 : SHOPLIFTING

(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 2575)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1982–2023 · leading case: In re L. R. R., 469 A.2d 1173 (Vt. 1983).
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In re L. R. R., 469 A.2d 1173 (Vt. 1983). “On August 5,1982, during a weekend visit to the home of his parents, appellant removed two packs of cigarettes from a retail establishment in Swanton without paying their retail value, constituting the offense of retail theft, commonly re *562 ferred to as “shoplifting,” in…”
State v. Colby, 443 A.2d 456 (Vt. 1982). “Defendant Robert Leo Colby was tried by jury and convicted of retail theft of merchandise in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 2575(1). The retail value of the goods taken was in excess of $100.”
State v. Lewis, 447 S.E.2d 570 (W. Va. 1994). “§ 2C:20-11 (West 1982); Vt.Stat.Ann. tit. 13, §§ 2575, 2577 (Supp.”
State v. Brunelle, 2008 VT 87, 958 A.2d 657. “To meet its burden of proof, the State needed to prove defendant aided and abetted the retail theft “with [the] intent of depriving a merchant wrongfully of the lawful possession of merchandise,” 13 V.S.A. § 2575, pursuant to a “common understanding” with the cashier and his…”
In re LRR, 469 A.2d 1173 (Vt. 1983). “On August 5, 1982, during a weekend visit to the home of his parents, appellant removed two packs of cigarettes from a retail establishment in Swanton without paying their retail value, constituting the offense of retail theft, commonly referred to as "shoplifting," in violation…”
State v. Trever Hoag, No. 23-AP-301 (Vt. Oct. 4, 2023). “See 13 V.S.A. §§ 2575(1), 2577 (providing that misdemeanor retail theft is theft of merchandise having value of not more than $900).”
State v. Katie Benware, No. 2014-415 (Vt. July 24, 2015). “” 13 V.S.A. § 2575(1). A defendant’s guilt “may be proved by circumstantial evidence alone, if that evidence is otherwise proper.”
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 2575(1): 4 cases
State v. Colby, 443 A.2d 456 (Vt. 1982). “Defendant Robert Leo Colby was tried by jury and convicted of retail theft of merchandise in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 2575(1). The retail value of the goods taken was in excess of $100.”
In re LRR, 469 A.2d 1173 (Vt. 1983). “On August 5, 1982, during a weekend visit to the home of his parents, appellant removed two packs of cigarettes from a retail establishment in Swanton without paying their retail value, constituting the offense of retail theft, commonly referred to as "shoplifting," in violation…”
State v. Trever Hoag, No. 23-AP-301 (Vt. Oct. 4, 2023). “See 13 V.S.A. §§ 2575(1), 2577 (providing that misdemeanor retail theft is theft of merchandise having value of not more than $900).”
State v. Katie Benware, No. 2014-415 (Vt. July 24, 2015). “” 13 V.S.A. § 2575(1). A defendant’s guilt “may be proved by circumstantial evidence alone, if that evidence is otherwise proper.”
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