The raising of a presumption of knowledge might be an improvement.” (Italics added. [4] These casings had been lying around for years. 1814). Cf. They might have concluded that the heaps of spent casings left in the hinterland to rust away presented an appearance of unwanted and abandoned junk, and that lack of any conscious deprivation of property or intentional injury was indicated by Morissette’s good character, the openness of the taking, crushing and transporting of the casings, and the candor with which it was all admitted. Found inside – Page 75In the 1968 case of Duncan v . Louisiana , 92 the Court ruled that the U.S. Constitution requires states to provide jury trials for ... In Morissette v . 1241, 87 L.Ed. . 365, 366. c. 63). The concept of "belief in freedom of the human will and a consequent ability and duty of the normal individual to choose between good and evil" is a core concept that is "universal and persistent in mature systems of law." Morissette v. United States, 342 U.S. 246, 250, 72 S.Ct. Robert W. Ginnane argued the cause for the United States. 2016) (quoting Morissette v. United States, 342 U.S. 246, 261 (1952)). 108, 182 P. 107; State v. Smith, 57 Mont. In those cases this Court did construe mere omission from a criminal enactment of any mention of criminal intent as dispensing with it. Mr. Andrew J. Transue, Flint, Mich., for petitioner. 18 U.S. C. (1940 ed.) But, at common law, there are unwitting acts which constitute conversions. § 162, Interference with a member of the National Labor Relations Board or an agent of the Board in his performance of his duties: '* * * willfully * * *'; 52 Stat. On a large tract of uninhabited and untilled land in a wooded and sparsely populated area of Michigan, the Government established a practice bombing range over which the Air Force dropped simulated bombs at ground targets. Consequences of a general abolition of intent as an ingredient of serious crimes have aroused the concern of responsible and disinterested students of penology. But it is urged that Congress joined with those, as a new, separate and distinct offense, knowingly to convert government property, under circumstances which imply that it is an offense in which the mental element of intent is not necessary. He must have had knowledge of the facts, though not necessarily the law, that made the taking a conversion. The reference in Crabb v. Zerbst to 18 U.S. C. (1940 ed.) Sci. 2005) ("Among the amendments to Title 18 was the amendment of § 2422(b) to increase the maximum prison sentence from ten to . . The industrial revolution multiplied the number of workmen exposed to injury from increasingly powerful and complex mechanisms, driven by freshly discovered sources of energy, requiring higher precautions by employers. We think presumptive intent has no place in this case. 918, 89 L.Ed. The Larceny Act of 1916, 6 & 7 Geo. 240, 96 L.Ed. Nor do exhaustive studies of state court cases disclose any well-considered decisions applying the doctrine of crime without intent to such enacted common-law offenses,20 although a few deviations are notable as illustrative of the danger inherent in the Government's contentions here.21. . Found insideMorissette v . United States , 342 U. S. 246 , 274 , 276 , 96 L. Ed . 288 , 72 S. Ct . 240. In determining the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain a ... For more extensive treatment of the development in English Law, see 2 Pollock and Maitland, History of English Law, 448—511. The court ruled that this particular offense requires no element of criminal intent. It was not until recently that the Court took occasion more explicitly to relate abandonment of the ingredient of intent, not merely with considerations of expediency in obtaining convictions, nor with the malum prohibitum classification of the crime, but with the peculiar nature and quality of the offense. Criminal Law #2 Model Brief Morissette v. United States 342 U.S. 246 (1952) Court: United States Supreme Court Judicial History: Morissette (Appellant) appealed from a judgment of commitment and sentence. They would be very seldom able to do so.” Regina v. Woodrow, 15 M. & W. 404, 417 (Exch. at page 1083. . The crimes there involved depend on no mental element but consist only of forbidden acts or omissions. Their plans went awry when the auto came to grief against a telephone pole. * * * The question on intent is whether or not he intended to take the property. v. United States, 342 U. S. 246, 256-258 (1952). . 753, 967. § 81, Arson: '* * * willfully and maliciously * * *'; 18 U.S.C. A conviction under the former was sustained in a holding that no guilty knowledge or intent need be proved in a prosecution for the sale of adulterated butter, Fitzpatrick v. Kelly, L. R. 8 Q. 288 (1952) and Holdridge v. United States, 282 F.2d 302 (8th Cir.1960). It has seen fit to prescribe that an evil state of mind, described variously in one or more such terms as 'intentional,' 'wilful,' 'knowing,' 'fraudulent' or 'malicious,' will make criminal an otherwise indifferent act,23 or increase the degree of the offense or its punishment.24 Also, it has at times required a specific intent or purpose which will require some specialized knowledge or design for some evil beyond the common-law intent to do injury.25 The law under some circumstances recognizes good faith or blameless intent as a defense, partial defense, or as an element to be considered in mitigation of punishment.26 And treason—the one crime deemed grave enough for definition in our Constitution itself—requires not only the duly witnessed overt act of aid and comfort to the enemy but also the mental element of disloyalty or adherence to the enemy.27 In view of the care that has been bestowed upon the subject, it is significant that we have not found, nor has our attention been directed to, any instance in which Congress has expressly eliminated the mental element from a crime taken over from the common law. See United States v. Zettl, 835 F.2d 1059 , 1062-63 (4th Cir.1987) (Zettl I ). _____ On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals 18 U.S.C. United States Supreme Court case in which the Court decided an appellant who was the defendant in a criminal case cannot refuse the assistance of counsel on direct appeals. Conversion, however, may be consummated without *272 any intent to keep and without any wrongful taking, where the initial possession by the converter was entirely lawful. [31] Harker v. Dement, 9 Gill (Md.) [2] Morissette was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for two months or to pay a fine of $200. 108, 182 P. 107; State v. Smith, 57 Mont. [26] And treason—the one crime deemed grave enough for definition in our Constitution itself—requires not only the duly witnessed overt act of aid and comfort to the enemy but also the mental element of disloyalty or adherence to the enemy. Decided January 7, 1952. For this, the defendant was charged with violating 18 U.S.C. United States v. Dotter-weich, 320 U.S. 277, 280—281, 284, 64 S.Ct. Argued October 9-10, 1951. March 25, 2021 at 3:00pm. Reformation and rehabilitation of offenders have become important goals of criminal jurisprudence.' And since no federal crime can exist except by force of statute, the reasoning of the Behrman opinion, if read literally, would work far-reaching changes in the composition of all federal crimes. In each of these respects we believe the trial court was in error. The question on intent is whether or not he intended to take the property. . Neither this Court nor, so far as we are aware, any other has undertaken to delineate a precise line or set forth comprehensive criteria for distinguishing between crimes that require a mental element and crimes that do not. The accused, if he does not will the violation, usually is in a position to prevent it with no more care than society might reasonably expect and no more exertion than it might reasonably exact from one who assumed his responsibilities. By use or combination of these various tokens, they have sought to protect those who were not blameworthy in mind from conviction of infamous common-law crimes. Hence, legislation applicable to such offenses, as a matter of policy, does not specify intent as a necessary element. His knowledge or lack of it was deemed irrelevant. § 641 states that it is derived from 18 U.S.C. We hold that mere omission from § 641 of any mention of intent will not be construed as eliminating that element from the crimes denounced. 445, 234 P. 91. 18 U.S. C. (1940 ed.) It was not until recently that the Court took occasion more explicitly to relate abandonment of the ingredient of intent, not merely with considerations of expediency in obtaining convictions, nor with the malum prohibitum classification of the crime, but with the peculiar nature and quality of the offense. Under such considerations, courts have turned to construing statutes and regulations which make no mention of intent as dispensing with it and holding that the guilty act alone makes out the crime. Examples are State v. Hennessy, 114 Wash. 351, 195 P. 211; People v. Ruthenberg, 229 Mich. 315, 201 N.W. In this book, leading scholars, lawyers, and judges critically examine Hart’s ideas, current legal trends, and whether the “first principles” of American criminal law are falling by the wayside. Cr. . 55, 66. 585, that, if at the time of taking parts from an automobile the accused believed that the car had been abandoned by its owner, he should be acquitted; Fetkenhauer v. State, 112 Wis. 491, 88 N.W. § 1111, and, if of the first degree, punishable by death or life imprisonment, or, if of the second degree, punishable by imprisonment for any term of years or life. 619, and United States v. . Mr. Robert W. Ginnane, Washington, D.C., for respondent. 549, 569, appears somewhat less disturbed by the trend, if properly limited, but, as to so-called public welfare crimes, suggests that 'There is no reason to continue to believe that the present mode of dealing with these offenses is the best solution obtainable, or that we must be content with this sacrifice of established principles. With regard to the intent requirement, "knowingly," the trial judge assumed Congress had meant for the statute to operate under a tort law definition of intent. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William Paul RAGSDALE, Defendant-Appellant. § 82 is applicable to one who “take[s] for his [own] use . The Historical Note to that section discloses that it represents an attempt to abolish the distinctions between kinds of larcenies. 30056 Summary Calendar. An honorably discharged veteran of World War II, he enjoys a good name among his neighbors and has had no blemish on his record more disreputable than a conviction for reckless driving. They might have concluded that the heaps of spent casings left in the hinterland to rust away presented an appearance of unwanted and abandoned junk, and that lack of any conscious deprivation of property or intentional injury was indicated by Morissette's good character, the openness of the taking, crushing and transporting of the casings, and the candor with which it was all admitted. Grants were then made to eligible students from the account. Found inside – Page 520The bases of the court's ruling were the opinions of the United States Supreme Court in Morissette v . United States , 342 U.S. 246 , 72 S.Ct. 240 ... . In this respect, whatever the intent of the violator, the injury is the same, and the consequences are injurious or not according to fortuity. This has not, however, been without expressions of misgiving. Answers: 1. 301, 66 L.Ed. §§ 1, 641, 18 U.S.C.A. Flores-Figueroa v. United States, 556 U.S. 646 (2009), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States, holding that the law enhancing the sentence for identity theft requires proof that an individual knew that the identity card or number he had used belonged to another, actual person. 1 Bishop, New Criminal Law (8th ed. § 99, the robbery and larceny statute then operative, suggests examination of its successor in today’s code. .”; 18 U.S. C. § 113, Assault: “(a) . JOE HARRIS SULLIVAN, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. January 7, 1952. But here again a broader view of the evolution of these crimes throws a different light on the legislation. 45 F.Supp. 1951), List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 342, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Morissette_v._United_States&oldid=1026655136, United States Supreme Court cases of the Vinson Court, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Simply using a Social Security Number is not sufficient connection to another individual. They need not have found, and were not entitled to consider, any belief he may have had with respect to the abandonment of the bomb casings - that is, whether it was government property (which is clearly defined by the plain language of the statute as a crime), or abandoned property (which is not a crime). Price v. Sheffield Farms Co., 225 N.Y. 25, 32-33, 121 N.E. at page 302. Spent bomb casings were cleared from the targets and thrown into piles 'so that they will be out of the way.' If so, please enter a password below to securely save your form. Modern criminal codes treat the offense in various ways. It may reach use in an unauthorized manner or to an unauthorized extent of property placed in one's custody for limited use. The pilot of the movement in this country appears to be a holding that a tavernkeeper could be convicted for selling liquor to an habitual drunkard even if he did not know the buyer to be such. In 1814, it was held that one could not be convicted of selling impure foods unless he was aware of the impurities. 365, 366 (1884). He loaded three tons of them on his truck and took them to a nearby farm, where they were flattened by driving a tractor over them. Found inside – Page 422The bases of the court's ruling were the opinions of the United States Supreme Court in Morissette v . United States , 342 U.S. 246 , 72 S.Ct. 240 ... §§ 145(a), 145(b), 53 Stat. The codifiers wanted to reach all such instances. Rex v. Dixon, 3 M. & S. 11 (K. B. These bombs consisted of a metal cylinder about forty inches long and eight inches across, filled with sand and enough black powder to cause a smoke puff by which the strike could be located. Commonwealth v. Farren, 9 Allen 489 (1864); Commonwealth v. Nichols, 10 Allen 199 (1865); Commonwealth v. Waite, 11 Allen 264 (1865). Soon, employers advanced the same contention as to violations of regulations prescribed by a new labor law. Therefore, the obstruction rationale does not help us to learn the purpose of the omission by Congress. 619, and United States v. Balint, 258 U.S. 250, 42 S.Ct. Found insideDefendants today should be tried based on their honest belief of the facts. ANALYSIS Note that the ruling by the House of Lords in ... Quicknotes MENS REA Criminal intent. Morissette v. United States Converter (D) v. Federal government (P) Under our system, (unless in exceptional cases,) both must be found by the jury to justify a conviction for crime. (1940 ed.) 160. . as bad a word as you can give to man or thing.”[18] State courts of last resort, on whom fall the heaviest burden *261 of interpreting criminal law in this country, have consistently retained the requirement of intent in larceny-type offenses. 624, 62 L.Ed.2d 575 United States v. Bailey No. The codifiers wanted to reach all such instances. 'As pointed out above, the modern tendency is to broaden the offense of larceny, by whatever name it may be called, to include such related offenses as would tend to complicate prosecutions under strict pleading and practice. Collections. § 641 which made it a crime to "knowing convert" government property. § 99, and had been sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment. 604. No statute offers a clearer example of compromise between the common law and the modern code than the two sections here involved. 243; People v. Williams, 73 Cal. * *Rule 18, 5th Cir. 341 U.S. 925, 71 S.Ct. .”; 37 Stat. No. . . But that isolated fact is not an adequate basis on which the jury should find the criminal intent to steal or knowingly convert, that is, wrongfully to deprive another of possession of property. Some define the offense by following the old cases and are merely declaratory of the common law, while others have broadened the offense to include offenses previously known as embezzlement, false pretenses, and even felonious breaches of trust. If you believe the government, he is guilty. We find no suggestion that a guilty intent was not a part of each crime now embodied in § 641. But such courts as have had cases under it, including our own Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, have held that the object of the section is to introduce the crime of larceny into the Federal Criminal Code. . Morissette, in December of 1948, went hunting in this area but did not get a deer. [28] We find no other purpose in the 1948 re-enactment than to collect from scattered sources crimes so kindred as to belong in *267 one category. Oral Argument - November 30, 1993. Cr. Oral Argument - November 30, 1993. But that isolated fact is not an adequate basis on which the jury should find the criminal intent to steal or knowingly convert, that is, wrongfully to deprive another of possession of property. B. D. 771 (1888), involving the latter statute, it was held that there was no need for a showing that the accused had knowledge that his product did not measure up to the statutory specifications. The Court of Appeals affirmed, one judge dissenting. 90-1664. Morissette, by occupation, is a fruit stand operator in summer and a trucker and scrap iron collector in winter. But, at common law, there are unwitting acts which constitute conversions. 259; United States v. Gooding, 12 Wheat. (1940 ed.) Please fill in a valid value for all required fields. Congress, by the language of this section, has been at pains to incriminate only 'knowing' conversions. c. 74, § 2 (1872)); Sale of Food and Drugs Act of 1875 (38 & 39 Vict. § 82.’. Defendant was a junk dealer who took old bomb casings that had been lying unused at an Air Force practice bombing range and sold them for a profit. 13. 243; People v. Williams, 73 Cal.App.2d 154, 166 P.2d 63; Schiff v. People, 111 Colo. 333, 141 P.2d 892; Kemp v. State, 146 Fla. 101, 200 So. (1940 ed.) .”. 1:20-CV-07311 (KAPLAN, J.) State court authorities cited to the effect that intent is relevant in larcenous crimes are equally emphatic and uniform that it is a jury issue. The reference in Crabb v. Zerbst to 18 U.S.C. We think presumptive intent has no place in this case. Law, 14.07.2019 10:10. Were this reading of the statute correct, Congress would have created a strict liability crime. with intent to steal or purloin . . It is not difficult to think of intentional and knowing abuses and unauthorized uses of government property that might be knowing conversions but which could not be reached as embezzlement, stealing or purloining. Congress has been alert to what often is a decisive function of some mental element in crime. Morissette v. United States Supreme Court of the United States, 1952 342 U.S. 246 918, 89 L.Ed. Morissette v. United States how does this apply intent. App. [5] Unqualified acceptance of this doctrine by English common law in the Eighteenth Century was indicated by Blackstone’s sweeping statement that to constitute any crime there must first be a “vicious will.”[6] Common-law commentators of the Nineteenth Century early pronounced the same principle,[7] although a few exceptions not relevant to our present problem came to be recognized.[8]. The court stated: 'I will not permit you to show this man thought it was abandoned. The court refused to submit or to allow counsel to argue to the jury whether Morissette acted with innocent intention. [31] If one takes property which turns out to belong to another, his innocent intent will not shield him from making restitution or indemnity, for his well-meaning may not be allowed to deprive another of his own. 906. 604. *263 The Government asks us by a feat of construction radically to change the weights and balances in the scales of justice. . 1998). The Court of Appeals rejected his argument, holding that the crime of 'stealing' in § 100 was separate and distinct from the offense specified in § 99, on the ground that § 100 was a broadening of the common-law crime of larceny to foreclose any avenue by which one might, in the process of pleading, escape conviction for one offense by proving that he had committed another only a hair's breadth different. R. 132, 97 S.W.2d 225; Weeks v. State, 114 Tex. . Found inside – Page 108In the case of Morissette v. United States, 72 S. Ct. 240 (1952), Morissette took rusted bomb casings that had been lying for years in a wooded area. For all his hard work, Morissette made $84. He was charged with theft and argued that ... Found inside – Page 570No case has been cited , or found , which would support the instant ruling . Government relies upon United States v . Iacullo , 7 Cir . , 226 F.2d 788 ... ', Hall, Prolegomena to a Science of Criminal Law, 89 U. of Pa.L.Rev. § 2112, 'Personal property of United States', providing that: 'Whoever robs another of any kind or description of personal property belonging to the United States, shall be imprisoned not more than fifteen years.'. * * * And, properly limited, the doctrine is eminently worthy to be followed hereafter.' . § 100 (1940 ed.)) United States v. Carll, 105 U.S. 611, 26 L.Ed. 5th Cir. In this respect, whatever the intent of the violator, the injury is the same, and the consequences are injurious or not according to fortuity. 48.16. § 1072, 18 U.S.C.A. 18 § 594, 18 U.S.C.A. Morissette, in December of 1948, went hunting in this area but did not get a deer. 383, 55 N.E.2d 902 (1944). 1519. 20 Q.B.D. . The development of strict criminal liability regardless of intent has been roughly paralleled by an evolution of a strict civil liability for consequences regardless of fault in certain relationships, as shown by Workmen's Compensation Acts, and by vicarious liability for fault of others as evidenced by various Motor Vehicle Acts. Found inside – Page 1364The United States Supreme Court explained the importance of this requirement in Morissette v . United States.20 In Morissette , the defendant was convicted ... But juries are not bound by what seems inescapable logic to judges. Similarly, in United States v. United States Gypsum Co., 438 U.S. 422, 444 (1978), the Court addressed thequestion whether a criminal violation of the Sherman Act "requires, in addition to proof of anticompetitive effects, a demonstration that the disputed conduct was undertaken with the `conscious object' of producing such effects, or whether . In 1866, a quarry owner was held liable for the nuisance caused by his workmen dumping refuse into a river, in spite of his plea that he played no active part in the management of the business and knew nothing about the dumping involved. Tea Time with the Jackson Center: The Louisiana Bucket Brigade. L. Rev. Found insideCasenote Legal Briefs. mental-state requirement for criminal statutes? ... In this case, Parliament has not defined the requisite mental state in the statute at issue. ... Morissette v. United States Converter (D) v. Federal government (P) . Such ends would seem illusory if there were no mental element in crime. (Italics added. We referred to “. [1] The Supreme Court reversed the conviction on the basis that "an injury can amount to a crime only when inflicted by intention", that the person must intend to commit a crime. Soc. 549; Hall, Interrelations of Criminal Law and Torts, 43 Col. L. Rev. [8], Morissette v. United States, 187 F.2d 427 (6th Cir. The industrial revolution *254 multiplied the number of workmen exposed to injury from increasingly powerful and complex mechanisms, driven by freshly discovered sources of energy, requiring higher precautions by employers. 421 F.2d 193 - UNITED STATES v. BOWEN, United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Most extensive inroads upon the requirement of intention, however, are offenses of negligence, such as involuntary manslaughter or criminal negligence and the whole range of crimes arising from omission of duty. 693. 770; People v. Will, 289 N.Y. 413, 46 N.E.2d 498; Van Vechten v. American Eagle Fire Ins. The accused in the first instance obtained possession of, or title to, such property lawfully, provided he subsequently wrongfully withheld or appropriated such property to his own use or the use of any person not entitled to the use and benefit of such property * * *. . The government appealed and we affirmed the district court's relevancy findings but remanded for the district court to consider any claim of privilege of state secret or informer that the government might want to assert. Stat. willfully and maliciously . Cf. This, no doubt, is as Congress intended it to be. [32] The Larceny Act of 1916, 6 & 7 Geo. The Colorado Criminal Code recognizes this general precept by providing that "the minimum requirement for criminal liability is the performance by a person of conduct which includes a voluntary act or the omission to perform an act which . They had taken it for a joy ride without permission, fully intending to return it when they were through. While the en banc majority below pays lip service to this foundational commitment, its decision It is also pertinent to note that it renders one subject to its penalty who 'knowingly converts to his use' property of the United States. Where the offense is embezzlement, or its nature so doubtful as to fall between larceny and embezzlement, it may be prosecuted under section 47 (18 U.S.C. The texas department of public safety issues driver's licenses and identification cards that have specific . Stealing, larceny, and its variants and equivalents, were among the earliest offenses known to the law that existed before legislation;17 they are invasions of rights of property which stir a sense of insecurity in the whole community and arouse public demand for retribution, the penalty is high and, when a sufficient amount is involved, the infamy is that of a felony, which, says Maitland, is '* * * as bad a word as you can give to man or thing. [22] United States v. Hudson and Goodwin, 7 Cranch 32; United States v. Gooding, 12 Wheat. Found inside – Page 707Michael Motors , factor in determining whether or not a Inc. v . ... an offense .... tal state requirements for the offense of The defendant's violation of ... * * *' Kemp v. State, 146 Fla. 101, 104, 200 So. Bishop, referring to this decision, says, 'The doctrine of this English case may almost be deemed new in the criminal law. a now familiar type of legislation whereby penalties serve as *260 effective means of regulation,” and continued, “such legislation dispenses with the conventional requirement for criminal conduct—awareness of some wrongdoing. The lyrics were perceived as threats by his wife, his employer, a kindergarten class, and the FBI. Are you sure you want to leave this form and resume later? However, thirty-two years later, in an action to enforce a statutory forfeiture for possession of adulterated tobacco, the respondent was held liable even though he had no knowledge of, or cause to suspect, the adulteration. 48; United States v. Balint, 258 U.S. 250, 42 S.Ct. Where intent of the accused is an ingredient of the crime charged, its existence is a question of fact which must be submitted to the jury. For more extensive treatment of the development in English Law, see 2 Pollock and Maitland, History of English Law, 448-511. Thus, for diverse but reconcilable reasons, state courts converged on the same result, discontinuing inquiry into intent in a limited class of offenses against such statutory regulations. § 87, entitled “Embezzling arms and stores,” provides: “Whoever shall steal, embezzle, or knowingly apply to his own use, or unlawfully sell, convey, or dispose of, any ordnance, arms, ammunition, clothing, subsistence, stores, money, or other property of the United States, furnished or to be used for the military or naval service, shall be punished as prescribed in sections 80 and 82-86 of this title.”. 1137 (1951). The Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of the lower court. Row v. Home Sav. These bombs consisted of a metal cylinder about forty inches long and eight inches across, filled with sand and enough black powder to cause a smoke puff by which the strike could be located. 134, 136, 88 L.Ed. Money rightfully taken into one's custody may be converted without any intent to keep or embezzle it merely by commingling it with the custodian's own, if he was under a duty to keep it separate and intact. Found inside – Page 179State , 55 Ala , 148 , refusal of instructions . ... The only ruling had of the trial judge as to the State's making a prima facie case ... Morissette v . Stealing, larceny, and its variants and equivalents, were among the earliest offenses known to the law that existed before legislation;[17] they are invasions of rights of property which stir a sense of insecurity in the whole community and arouse public demand for retribution, the penalty is high and, when a sufficient amount is involved, the infamy is that of a felony, which, says Maitland, is “. The Reviser's Note to 18 U.S.C. . The argument does not contest *264 that criminal intent is retained in the offenses of embezzlement, stealing and purloining, as incorporated into this section. 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