Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

718.   Fraudulent breach of trust and stealing

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    (1)   Where a defendant is charged with fraudulent breach of trust or the fraudulent application or disposition of anything and the evidence establishes stealing of any kind, he or she may be convicted of stealing and punished accordingly.

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    (2)   Where a defendant is charged with stealing of any kind and the evidence establishes the commission of fraudulent breach of trust, or the fraudulent application or disposition of anything, the defendant may be convicted of such fraudulent breach of trust or fraudulent application or disposition and punished accordingly.

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    (3)   No person convicted of fraudulent breach of trust, fraudulent application or disposition, or stealing under subsection (1) or (2), is liable to be prosecuted again for stealing, fraudulent application or disposition, or fraudulent breach of trust upon the same facts.

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    (4)   Upon a complaint for—

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      (a)     stealing any property;

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      (b)     handling or receiving any property knowing the property to have been stolen or unlawfully obtained;

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      (c)     unlawful possession of any property;

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      (d)     unlawful trespass, in which case he or she shall be punishable under section 466,

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    the offender may be convicted of any of these offences committed with respect to the same property, but he or she shall not be punished more than once in respect of the same facts and occasion.

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