This section is from the book "Popular Law Library Vol10 Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Wills, Administration", by Albert H. Putney. Also available from Amazon: Popular Law-Dictionary.
The mere taking of the property of the owner is not sufficient to constitute larceny. The act must have been done animo furandi, or with criminal intent.14 The criminal intent must exist at the very time of the taking of the property; otherwise there is no offense.15 But this rule has no application to a bailee or other person to whom property has been delivered and entrusted for some specific purpose.16
 
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