People v. Zakarian

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• noting that at common law, \only tangible personal property could be the subject of larceny. Written documents such as deeds and contracts ... were not considered property for the purpose of larceny.\
• noting that at common law, “only tangible personal property could be the subject of larceny. Written documents such as deeds and contracts ... were not considered property for the purpose of larceny.”
• “we find that section 16 — 8, unlawful use of unidentified sound recordings, is an included offense of section 16 — 7(a)(2)”
• where, at the time a violation of section 16-8 was a Class B misdemeanor, the court noted that persons dealing with counterfeit identified recordings \may be considered more culpable than those *** dealing with unidentified sound recording who do not have similar information at hand\
• where, at the time a violation of section 16 — 8 was a Class B misdemeanor, the court noted that persons dealing with counterfeit identified recordings “may be considered more culpable than those *** dealing with unidentified sound recording who do not have similar information at hand”

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