Can a defendant be found guilty of concealing, concealing or concealing stolen property?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Brown, 243 Cal.Rptr.3d 921, 32 Cal.App.5th 726 (Cal. App. 2019):

Assuming a defendants knowledge that the property at issue was stolen, section 496, subdivision (a) may be violated in either of two ways: (1) by buying or receiving "any property that has been stolen" or (2) by "conceal[ing], sell[ing], withhold[ing], or aid[ing] in concealing, selling, or withholding any property from the owner." ( 496, subd. (a).) "[E]ach of the prohibited acts listed in section 496, subdivision ( [a] ) are separate and distinct offenses." ( People v. Boyce (1980) 110 Cal.App.3d 726, 734, 168 Cal.Rptr. 219.) In particular, "[r]eceiving stolen property and concealing stolen property are separate offenses." ( Williams v. Superior Court (1978) 81 Cal.App.3d 330, 343, 146 Cal.Rptr. 311.)

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