Taylor v. Commonwealth

KELSEY, Judge.

Kaitlin Airele Taylor appeals her conviction for grand larceny. She does not claim she was wrongly convicted or innocent of the crime. Instead, Taylor argues the trial court erred by not using its “inherent discretion and authority” to acquit her of grand larceny and substitute in its place a lesser crime of petit larceny. See Appellant’s Br. at 4. The trial court held it had no such power. We agree and affirm.

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A grand jury indicted Taylor for grand larceny. The evidence at Taylor’s bench trial proved she stole more than $200 of merchandise from a Sears store. After hearing…