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Criminal Complaint For Larceny Does Not Issue After Clerk Magistrate Hearing
The defendant is a mother of six who has suffered some recent economic hardships. Several months ago she was in a store where she was observed stealing several items of Great Value. The loss prevention officer at the store confronted her and was able to get her name and address. He went through older store videos and was able to observe all other thefts in which she was involved. She was summoned for a clerk magistrate hearing charging her with shoplifting and larceny in violation of G.L. c. 266 section 30. Our office defended her at this hearing. The magistrate agreed that notwithstanding adequate probable cause no complaint should be issued. The case was dismissed.
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