Zellers v. United States

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that a camera and a .38 caliber pistol were items which typically would not depreciate quickly
• directing that a first-degree theft conviction be reduced to second-degree theft when the evidence of value, needed to prove first-degree theft, was insufficient
• acknowledging that chattel subject to everyday wear and tear depreciate promptly
• stating “we have been very strict in requiring affirmative proof of value, especially when the value alleged is close to the line dividing one offense from another” (citation omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).