Petit Larceny
PETIT LARCENY
A form of larceny—the stealing of another's personal property—in which the value of the property taken is generally less than $50.
At common law, the penalty for the offense was whipping or some other corporal punishment. Under modern-day statutes, it is usually a fine, imprisonment, or both.
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The education Justice: the Honorable Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr.
Magazine article from: Fordham Urban Law Journal; 12/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; INTRODUCTION The Honorable Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr. is "the education Justice...I. A BRIEF LOOK AT JUSTICE POWELL'S LIFE, (20) PARTICULARLY IN THE REALM OF EDUCATION Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr., was born on September 19...
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Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.(Commentary)(Editorials)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 8/30/1998; 700+ words
; ...another. When the news arrived that Lewis Powell had died at the age of 90, the media...In fact, while the courtly Mr. Powell was many things - an honored student...Constitution assigns such duties, but Mr. Powell strongly reaffirmed Roe in later...
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Lewis F. Powell, Jr. 1907-1998
Magazine article from: The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography; 10/1/1998; ; 490 words
; Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr., longtime friend and honorary vice...accomplishment look forward to retirement, Lewis Powell accepted the nomination of...contributions to state and nation, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., will be remembered with affection...
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Lauded jurist Lewis Powell is dead at 90
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 8/26/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...but one of several ironies attending the career of Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. He was born in Suffolk, Va., on Sept. 19, 1907, the son of Lewis Franklin Powell and Mary Lewis (Gwathmey) Powell. On his...
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John Lewis, Karl Rove, Franklin Graham, Ann Stock, Ari Fleischer, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Jody Powell, Inaugural Memories.(Inauguration Special; FIRST PERSON)(Personal account)
Magazine article from: Newsweek; 1/26/2009; 700+ words
; John Lewis, RFK Jr., Karl Rove and others remember past inaugurations. John Lewis The congressman from Georgia on the memory...in the middle of Washington, D.C. Franklin Graham The evangelist on praying with...
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EX-SUPREME COURT JUSTICE POWELL DIES.(MAIN)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 8/26/1998; 700+ words
; ...EPSTEIN Knight Ridder WASHINGTON -- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr., whose pivotal Supreme Court...15 years, from 1972 to 1987, Powell cast decisive votes on many issues...judge in Richmond and a former Powell clerk, said Powell will be remembered...
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CENTRIST SEAT ON BENCH LIKELY TO TAKE RIGHT TURN.(Main)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 6/27/1987; 700+ words
; ...Aaron Epstein Knight-Ridder Lewis Franklin Powell Jr., a tall, slim, pale, almost...he leaves is so evenly divided, Powell has presented President Reagan...the closely divided justices, Powell often justified that characterization...
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Justices Retire, But Refuse to Quit // They Keep Busy Working on Lower Courts
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 1/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...But in Washington, Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. is seldom seen these...on the Supreme Court. Powell, 88, is a retiree now...Justice William J. Brennan Jr., who will reach 90...assignments at this point. Powell had never been a judge...
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It's about time for oppressors to pay up
Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Tribune, The; 7/5/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...April 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. That summer...in admission programs, Justice Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr., wrote "discrimination against...Speaking of minority groups, Powell wrote that the Equal Protection...
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COLUMN: Dispelling death penalty myths
News Wire article from: University Wire; 11/11/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...S. death penalty system has the highest degree of protections -- what the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. called "super due process." With that in mind, innocent people sentenced to jail are more likely to die...
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Powell, Lewis Franklin, Jr.
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
POWELL, LEWIS FRANKLIN, JR. Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1972 to 1987. Powell, who came to the Court as one of the most distinguished lawyers in the United States, was a moderate...
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Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr.
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr. 1907-98, American lawyer, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme...successful law practice in Richmond and held several local offices. Powell also held several prestigious positions, including president of the...
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Powell, Lewis Franklin, Jr
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States
Powell, Lewis Franklin, Jr (b. Suffolk, Va., 19 Nov. 1907...respected, admired, and indeed loved, Powell was a reluctant nominee to the Court...John C. Jeffries Jr. , Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.: A Biography (1994). Henry...
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