A defendant who had left his car to be repaired was not provided with the required estimate for the costs, which he considered to be excessive. He took his car without paying for the repairs (which cost $3000). Should the defendant be charged with theft. Please analyze this question using the Ohio Revised Code for Theft. R.C. 2913.02 I would say yes, he should be charged with theft. The Ohio Revised Code for Theft, says "If the value of the property or services stolen is one thousand dollars or more and is less than seven thousand five hundred dollars, the violation is theft, a felony of the fifth degree" anything over the 7,500 would be grand theft. He did not take the car, but He did take 3,000 in repairs so there would be no reason in not charging him. …show more content…
Which is a better approach for the shoplifter? Which is better for the merchant or society? A civil agreement is just an agreement between two people, made to resolve a dispute. This would be held in the civil court system, so one benafet id it take the load off of our criminal court system. This could also be seen as restorative justice, because the owner of the shop gets back their losses. As long as, it's a low price idioms. I don't see a reason for the criminal court system, because it's already backed up as is.
Create a chart outlining the different levels of theft, the amount required to indicate that level of theft and the penalty opposed. HINT: Look in your lesson on theft. In general, there is a few