People v. Davis

Supreme Court of California · Decided 1998-11-05

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Opinion MOSK, J. We granted review to determine what crime is committed in the following circumstances: the defendant enters a store and picks up an item of merchandise displayed for sale, intending to claim that he owns it and to “return” it for cash or credit; he carries the item to a sales counter and asks the clerk for a “refund”; without the defendant’s k…

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