Scuffling Over Merchandise

Published for NC Criminal Law on August 05, 2015.

Here’s a fact pattern that comes up from time to time: Dan walks into a store, takes some merchandise, and leaves without paying for it. Eric, a store employee, sees Dan stealing the merchandise. He follows Dan into the parking lot and confronts him. A scuffle ensues. What’s the proper charge? Most of the time, ... Read more

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