State v. Jones

At issue before the Supreme Court was whether the State presented sufficient evidence to support Defendant’s conviction of felonious larceny. Defendant was overpaid because a payroll processor mistakenly typed “$120,000” instead of $1,200” into a payment processing system. Defendant was informed of the error and asked not to remove the excess funds from his bank account, but Defendant nonetheless made a series of withdrawals and transfers totaling $116,861.80. Specifically at issue on appeal was whether Defendant “took” the property of another when he withdrew and transferred money from his bank account. The court of appeals vacated Defendant’s convictions, concluding that he had not committed a trespassory taking. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that there was sufficient evidence to support Defendant’s larceny convictions. View "State v. Jones" on Justia Law