People v. Brown
Supreme Court of California
38 P. 518 (1894)
Relevant factsFree
Seventeen-year-old Brown took an acquaintance's bicycle intending only to temporarily hold it to get even with a boy who had been throwing oranges at him, and was convicted of burglary with intent to commit larceny after the trial court instructed the jury that larceny occurred regardless of how long he intended to keep the bicycle.
IssueFree
Whether the crime of larceny requires a felonious intent to wholly and permanently deprive the owner of the property.