Counts v. State

Maryland’s consolidated theft statute creates the single statutory crime of theft, demarcating the seriousness of the offense based on the value of the goods stolen. It is a misdemeanor to steal “property or services with a value of less than $1,000.” It is the lowest grade of three increasingly serious forms of felony theft to steal “property or services with a value of [ ] at least $1,000 but less than $10,000____” Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law (2012 Repl. Vol.) § 7-104. We decide in this case whether an amendment that raises the value of the stolen property from “less than $1,000” to “at least…