Nichols v. Arnold

How courts have described this case

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• concluding thefts under sections 714.1(1) and (4) “are alternative means of committing the offense”
• noting thefts described under section 714.1(1) and (4) “are alternative means of committing the offense”
• finding possession and control of a stolen motorcycle are sufficient evidence to support a finding there was a taking
• finding section 714.1(1) does not require the State to show a defendant took property from the victim, only that he took possession and control over it
• “A person cannot commit theft by taking without also being in possession of 8 stolen property. But they represent different points of time within one crime.” (citation omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).