Legal Question in Criminal Law in Connecticut
Stolen Property
Can the state or municipality press charges against a person who stole property from a person the day after that person died? There is no next of kin or will.
Asked on 12/01/06, 10:07 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
James Aspell
Law Office of James F. Aspell, PC
Re: Stolen Property
Yes. The property belongs to the decedent's estate and would be disposed of by will or by law of intestacy. To steal something from a dead person is still a criminal act.
Jim
Answered on 12/02/06, 12:04 am
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