Legal Question in Criminal Law in Virginia

i was charged with shoplifting because i have. a robbery charge in 2003 and another charge of grand larceny in 1985 iwas charge with felony shoplifting because of the two prior larceny convictions is there a time limit on how far back they can go to make a misdemeanor. a felony. the amount of the theft was less then 50.00 dollars is there a limit to how far back you can go


Asked on 2/02/16, 10:27 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

The answer to your question appears to be, no, no time limit as to how far back the

Commonwealth can go to charge one in the situation described. (See Va. Code Sec. 18.2-104--Punishment for misdemeanor larceny. This statute permits a third such offense to be charged as a Class 6 felony irrespective as to when or how far back the previous two misdemeanors were committed.)

You would seem well advised to retain the services of a competent criminal defense counsel to see whether this enhancement of your current larceny offense might somehow be avoided.

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Answered on 2/04/16, 7:52 am


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