Examples of petit larceny in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Misdemeanors—in particular, nonviolent offenses such as petit larceny and low-level drug possession—strongly correlate with poverty, homelessness and unstable housing, substance abuse, and behavioral-health issues. — Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2022 Plead guilty to petit larceny in exchange for a sentence of time served. — Khari Johnson, Wired, 7 Mar. 2022 But when prosecutors wrote up the complaint against Myers, the top charge was downgraded from felony grand larceny to petit larceny, court records show. — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2022 Augustin Garcia, 63, is facing charges of petit larceny, grand larceny, robbery, menacing, criminal possession of a weapon and criminal trespassing. — Paul Best, Fox News, 1 Dec. 2021 After the student refused, he was arrested in the middle of the cafeteria and charged with disorderly conduct and petit larceny. — Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2019 In the Genesee County Jail in New York, where Mr. Reed recently began a six-month sentence for petit larceny, there were, for a time, only 35 people jailed, down from 90 before the pandemic, according to data compiled by the Vera Institute. — The Christian Science Monitor, 8 June 2021 In the Genesee County Jail in New York, where Reed recently began a six-month sentence for petit larceny, there were, for a time, only 35 people jailed, down from 90 before the pandemic, according to data compiled by the Vera Institute. — Star Tribune, 7 June 2021 Superior Court records show Webb was arrested for unlawful entry, destroying property and petit larceny in 1974. — Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2021 See More

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“Petit larceny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petit%20larceny. Accessed 25 Jun. 2022.

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