State v. Weems

To be convicted of theft, a person must take property belonging to someone else with the intent to permanently deprive the owner of it. Maryland’s consolidated theft statute includes property that is lost, mislaid, or delivered by mistake. See Md.Code (2002, 2012 Repl.Vol.), § 7-104(d) of the Criminal Law Article.1

Following a bench trial before the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, Latresha L. Weems, Respondent, was convicted of theft for cashing a counterfeit check and not returning the money. She appealed the conviction to the Court of Special Appeals, arguing that the evidence was…