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A defendant purchased stolen nonnegotiable savings bonds for $500. The face value of the bonds was several thousand dollars and the purchase price of the bonds was over $100, but because they could be cashed only by the owner, they were worth no more than the paper on which they were printed to the thief [People v. Dyer, 403 N.W.2d 84 (Mich. App. 1986)]. Should his conviction for receiving stolen goods valued over $100 be reduced?

A defendant paid for cattle with a postdated check. When the seller tried to cash the check, there were no funds to cover it. Should the defendant be charged with issuing a bad check?

The defendant entered the home of an elderly couple for whom he had worked, killed them, then took property from their home [Jones v. State, 652 So. 2d 346 (Fla. 1995)]. Should he be charged with robbery?

1. The defendant in a civil rights case filed an affidavit falsely claiming not to have the money to satisfy the judgment against him [U.S. v. Holland, 22 F.2d 1040 (11th Cir. 1994)]. Did he commit a crime? If so, what crime?

A hitchhiker chats with the driver while secretly removing $80 from the driver’s purse on the back seat where he is sitting. The driver is unaware of the theft until after she has dropped off the hitchhiker. Is the crime petit larceny, larceny from the person, or robbery [State v. Brennan, 775 A.2d 919 (Vt. 2001)]?