what constitutes felony receipt of stolen property in california?

Answer 1

In California, receiving stolen property is technically ALWAYS a felony. The law requires that you know, or should reasonably have known, that the property you possess is stolen before you can be charged with this violation. If your friend Joe, who just got got outof jail, sells you a $5000 plasma TV for $100 bucks it would be fair to say that a "reasonable person" would believe that might be stolen. The fact that Joe told you it is not stolen may not be enough of a defense to keep you from being charged.

In spite of the fact that receiving stolen property is technically always a felony, the courts and prosecutors often consider $400 to be the value which divides misdemeanor and felony as this is the same dollar value that separates misdemeanor (petty) theft and felony (grand) theft.

Answer 2

you've got to look at the statute that they are charging you under. If the statute requires that you knew or should have known that the property was stolen and that the property is in the car, the state will have to prove beyond reasonable doubt that you knew the property was in there and that you knew the property was stolen. Receiving stolen property is what is referred to as a specific intent crime. You have to have known and intended. So if they can't prove it, there can't be a conviction. Cops are bastards though, so you need to talk to a lawyer so they don't try to pull a fast one on you. Request a public defender if you don't have the $$. I'm not a lawyer, so take this at face value.

Answer 3

When you receive stolen goods with or without the intent of reselling for profit.

Answer 4

receiving stolen property. Even if you don't know the stuff is stolen they can still charge you. My son had that problem once. lol

Answer 5

receiving property in excess of $500 in value