Yes, in many cases. If your larceny charge was dismissed, filed-and-dismissed after a year of good behavior, or resolved through diversion, you are often eligible to expunge [...]
Do not panic, and do not immediately pay. A civil demand letter is a demand under Rhode Island's civil-recovery statute, not a criminal charge and not a [...]
Embezzlement is larceny committed by someone already lawfully in possession of the property - typically an employee, bookkeeper, or fiduciary - who then converts it to personal [...]
Larceny from a person means taking property directly off another human being - a phone out of a hand, a purse off a shoulder, a wallet from [...]
Shoplifting and larceny are closely related but live in different sections of RI law. Shoplifting is prosecuted under RIGL § 11-41-20 and covers the retail context of [...]
Technically yes, but first-time petty larceny defendants rarely see jail if they are represented properly. Common outcomes for a first offense are diversion, a filed disposition (the [...]
