State v. DeGennaro
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Following a jury-waived trial, Peter DeGennaro was convicted of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer. DeGennaro appealed, contending that the evidence was insufficient as a matter of law to support the superior court's finding that he unlawfully controlled "the property of another" and insufficient as a matter of fact to support the court's finding concerning his intent. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the charge in the indictment that DeGennaro committed theft by unauthorized taking was also a charge that he committed any other theft offense under chapter 15 of the Criminal Code that the evidence supported; and (2) pursuant to the consolidation section of the statutory chapter setting out theft offenses, the evidence was sufficient to support a finding that DeGennaro was guilty of theft by deception.
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