Criminal Receivers in the United States: Social and Economic Problems of the "fence" |
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Page vi
... punished by law with less uniformity than any other crime in the calendar . The maximum terms of imprison- ment range all the way from two years in Louisiana to the twenty years in New York . On September 1 , 1926 , the maxi- mum ...
... punished by law with less uniformity than any other crime in the calendar . The maximum terms of imprison- ment range all the way from two years in Louisiana to the twenty years in New York . On September 1 , 1926 , the maxi- mum ...
Page vii
... punishment for petty larceny . This theory of punishment for the fence may appear at first sight entirely logical , but the Associa- tion of Grand Jurors of New York County , eminent crimi- nologists , lawmakers , and the present writer ...
... punishment for petty larceny . This theory of punishment for the fence may appear at first sight entirely logical , but the Associa- tion of Grand Jurors of New York County , eminent crimi- nologists , lawmakers , and the present writer ...
Page viii
... punished no more severely than could the petty larcenist who had yielded to temptation . In New York the Fagin now can be given his just deserts . Wisconsin has the most peculiar of all the laws in the United States for the punishment ...
... punished no more severely than could the petty larcenist who had yielded to temptation . In New York the Fagin now can be given his just deserts . Wisconsin has the most peculiar of all the laws in the United States for the punishment ...
Page ix
... punishment of the fence was less than death his punishment was , and is in the vast majority of law- making territories , less than that of the criminal who first acquired the stolen goods , or was not more than the punish- ment of the ...
... punishment of the fence was less than death his punishment was , and is in the vast majority of law- making territories , less than that of the criminal who first acquired the stolen goods , or was not more than the punish- ment of the ...
Page x
... punished with death or as the principal , he was usually punished with much less severity than the principal under English and American law . Receiving was a misdemeanor under the common law of England and not a felony . It was punished ...
... punished with death or as the principal , he was usually punished with much less severity than the principal under English and American law . Receiving was a misdemeanor under the common law of England and not a felony . It was punished ...
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aid in concealing alleged stolen property APPENDIX Association of Credit automobiles bandits Baumes Laws bill of sale Blue Sky Law Books of Account broker Brooklyn Daily Eagle Bureau burglary Buying and Selling buys or receives cash buyer cent commercial Commissioner of Licenses Compels Conviction of principal county jail court credit frauds credit swindlers Crime Commission criminal receivers defendant DEFINITION Diligent Inquiry dishonest DISPOSAL OF STOLEN Dollars ex-soldiers felony fence firm gold grand larceny hold-up imprisonment itinerant vendor Jewelers jewelry auction junk dealers jury knowing loot losses manufacturer merchant misdemeanor Motor Vehicle Motor Vehicle Thefts obtained operation ordinance owner pawnbrokers Penal Law penitentiary person police possession Precious Metals principal not needed PROPERTY STOLEN prosecution PUNISHMENT purchased receiver of stolen receiving stolen property robbery second-hand dealers Section seller silk sold stamps Statutes stealing stolen merchandise theft thief thieves trade transaction United United States Mint wares York City York County