Could 12 counts of forgery count as one criminal act or are they all separate?
Full Question:
If 12 counts of forgery (forged time cards) in this case, could this constitute one criminal act since a first degree theft was charged as a direct result of the forgeries?
05/08/2007 |
Category: Criminal |
State: Washington |
#4180
Answer:
I'm unable to determine whether the counts would be combined or not. The following is a WA statute:
(1) A person is guilty of theft in the first degree if he or she commits theft of:
(a) Property or services which exceed(s) one thousand five hundred dollars in value other than a firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010;
(b) Property of any value other than a firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010 taken from the person of another; or
(c) A search and rescue dog, as defined in RCW 9.91.175, while the search and rescue dog is on duty.
(2) Theft in the first degree is a class B felony.