The dramatic pace at which two trends have been advancing is transforming them into 21st-century business âantesâ: competitive necessities for most if not all companies.
There are two prin-cipal reasons for the deviation from that traditional rule: (i) to policethe law enforcement agencies by excluding evidence illegally ob-tained, and (2) to protect fully the civil rights of a defendant fromany infringement.It is apparent that the first basis is not applicable in the Lebelcase.
The state uses the term âtheftâ rather than âlarcenyâ to refer to the unlawful taking of property. In addition to illegally taking another personâs property, theft also can include accepting or receiving stolen property that a defendant knows was stolen. The state categorizes as theft several methods of taking property: