Hunt v. Commonwealth

JAMES W. BENTON, JR., Judge.

The trial judge convicted Stephanie Michelle Hunt of grand larceny for unlawfully taking, stealing, and carrying away a winning Virginia Lottery ticket redeemable for a $2,500 prize. Code § 18.2-95. A conviction for grand larceny requires proof of a value of $200 or more. Id. Hunt contends that, under the common law, the value of a lottery ticket as a “chose in action” could be no more than the face value of the ticket itself, fifty cents. Thus, she argues that she could be convicted only of petit larceny. Because the indictment charged only common law larceny, we…