27 Va. App. 634 - Rooney v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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1. “the Commonwealth must prove that the accused wrongfully appropriated to his or her own benefit property entrusted or delivered to the accused with the intent to deprive the owner thereof. See Zoretic v. Commonwealth, 13 Va.App. 241, 243 , 409 S.E.2d 832, 833-34 (1991). Although the Commonwealth need not establish the existence of a formal fiduciary relationship, it must prove that the defendant was entrusted with the property of another.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 51 Va. App. 137 - George v. Commonwealth

2. “Here, the stipulation of facts stated only that Rooney was the president of the corporation. However, the Supreme Court [in United States v. Dotterweich, 320 U.S. 277 , 64 S.Ct. 134 , 88 L.Ed. 48 ] made clear that an officer’s direct responsibility to fulfill a legal duty may not be predicated solely on the basis of the officer’s title or position in the corporation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commissioner, Indiana Department of Environmental Management v. RLG, Inc.