Tennessee Supreme Court· 11/29/2017

State v. Gentry

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538 S.W.3d 413

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holding that a theft is complete when a person takes property without consent and with the intent to deprive the owner of the property
applying Rule 36(b) in concluding that that the defendant failed to establish “prejudice” resulting from the trial court’s limiting closing argument regarding adverse possession
Under the current consolidated theft statute, “the critical inquiry is thus twofold: whether the actor had control of the property, no matter how he got it, and whether the actor’s acquisition or use of the property was authorized.” citation and quotation marks omitted

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Judges: Clark

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