Is receipt of stolen property a criminal offence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Atencio, 10 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 14, 858, 118 Cal.Rptr.3d 522, 2010 Daily Journal D.A.R. 17, 992 (Cal. App. 2010):
4 The receipt of stolen property conviction is analogous to defendant's grand theft conviction. Defendant was charged with both receipt of stolen property and grand theft, but could only be convicted of one or the other. ( People v. Recio (2007) 156 Cal.App.4th 719, 722, 67 Cal.Rptr.3d 600.)
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