Examples of petit larceny in a Sentence
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In 2020, Drago was tried and convicted of criminally negligent homicide, petit larceny, and criminal mischief and sentenced to nine months in prison.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2024
Williams has two pending assault cases in Brooklyn, and the attack came just two days after he was busted on petit larceny charges for stealing a victim’s wallet in Midtown Manhattan, Hall said.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 24 June 2024
He was sentenced on April 10 to 60 days of house arrest and three years probation on the petit larceny charge.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 11 May 2024
October 17, 2022: Miller pleads not guilty to one count each of burglary and petit larceny in Vermont Superior Court for charges of stealing liquor from their neighbor’s unoccupied house.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2024
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2024
Williams has two pending assault cases in Brooklyn, and the attack came just two days after he was busted on petit larceny charges for stealing a victim’s wallet in Midtown Manhattan, Hall said.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 24 June 2024
He was sentenced on April 10 to 60 days of house arrest and three years probation on the petit larceny charge.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 11 May 2024
October 17, 2022: Miller pleads not guilty to one count each of burglary and petit larceny in Vermont Superior Court for charges of stealing liquor from their neighbor’s unoccupied house.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Petit larceny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petit%20larceny. Accessed 11 Oct. 2024.
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