Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

Re: Grand Theft 3rd Degree

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The elements of grand theft are

(1) knowingly (2) obtaining or using, or endeavoring to obtain or use, property of another (3) with intent to deprive the person of a right to the property or a benefit therefrom, or to appropriate the property to one’s own use or to the use of any person not entitled thereto.

(summarizing section 812.014, Florida Statutes). You can find a copy of the Statutes online by searching Google or you can go to most public libraries and find copies of the Florida Statutes in a book. Of course, all lawyers usually have the statutes in their offices too.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.