REGINA v. HANDS 16 Cox C.C. 188, 56 L.T. 370 (1887). CASE BRIEF

REGINA V. HANDS

16 Cox C.C. 188, 56 L.T. 370 (1887)

NATURE OF THE CASE: This was an appeal from a conviction for larceny.

FACTS: Hands (D) put a slug into the slot of a cigarette machine to obtain cigarettes without having to pay for them. D was supposed to put pennies into the machine to pay for the cigarettes. D took the cigarette and carried it away as if he had properly purchased it. D was indicted for the larceny of the cigarette. D appealed his conviction, claiming that his acts did not constitute larceny.

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