People v. March

We consider here whether a homeowner, or another person rightfully possessing a home, *393commits criminal larceny by removing fixtures from the home after it has been foreclosed on and sold at a sheriffs sale, but before the statutory redemption period has expired. The trial court concluded that such removal did not constitute larceny because defendant was in possession of the home and fixtures at the time. The Court of Appeals disagreed, finding that the foreclosure-sale purchaser’s equitable interest in the home signified that the fixtures constituted the “property of another” at the time of…