Legal Question in Criminal Law in New York

Is it illegal, or would someone be in any way prosecuted if they sold an item, that was at the time to all their knowledge not stolen and was being sold in good faith. But later after sale it was found out the item was stolen. is the person who only sold the item and in no way took part in the theft of said item liable for any prosecutions.

Asked on 9/28/11, 10:03 am

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peter bark bark & karpf

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Selling a stolen item could result in a criminal prosecution, but it is a defense that you did not know the item was stolen unless it is clear that you should have known. For example, someone sells you a new car worth $25,000 for $10,000. Getting a deal like that puts you on notice something is wrong. You cannot ignore a deal that is too good to be true. In this situation, you probably would get convicted, even if the seller told you the car was not stolen.

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Answered on 9/28/11, 3:14 pm

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