Theft charges for stealing packages dismissed (Manhattan)
2019
Lance’s client was
arrested for stealing packages out of a package room in our client’s apartment
building. After the police reviewed footage from video surveillance, they
arrested our client and issued a desk appearance ticket for arraignment in criminal
court. Our client
contacted us for help and we defended the case on the grounds that the statutory requirement
for proving an intent to steal was never met and the missing property
was never found. After months of litigation in which the prosecutor was
trying to secure a conviction, we accepted a deal where the charges would
be completely dropped as long as our client stayed arrest-free and paid
some money for the property that was allegedly stolen.