What is the test for specific intent in the crime of grand theft?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Pando, G043811, Super. Ct. No. 08NF1773 (Cal. App. 2011):

Specific intent to permanently deprive an owner of property is a required element of the crime of grand theft. (Pen. Code, 487.) Specific intent is rarely susceptible of direct proof and must usually be inferred from all of the facts and circumstances disclosed by the evidence. (People v. Holt (1997) 15 Cal.4th 619, 669.)

An appellate court does not reweigh evidence. (People v. Ochoa (1993) 6 Cal.4th 1199, 1206.) The circumstances in this record reasonably justify the verdict of the jury that defendant intended to permanently deprive the owner of property.

The judgment is affirmed.

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