People v. Meyer
California Supreme Court
17 P. 431 (1888)
Relevant factsFree
Meyer removed a chained overcoat from a display dummy outside a shop, but before he could carry it away, the shop owner grabbed his arm while the coat remained attached to the dummy by its chain and the dummy remained attached to the shop building by a string, preventing any actual removal of the coat from the owner's premises or control.
IssueFree
Whether the crime of larceny has traditionally required both the element of caption, which is the possession of another's property, and the element of asportation, which is the carrying away of that property by the perpetrator.