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Simple larceny

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

Larceny which is not complicated or aggravated with acts of violence. Larceny from the person, or with force and violence, is called "compound" larceny.

See State v. Chambers, 22 W. Va. 786, 46 Am. Rep. 550; Anderson v. Winfree, 85 Ky. 597. 4 S. W. 351; Pitcher v. People, 16 Mich. 142.