Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

993.   Verdict on charge of stealing, etc.

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    (1)   Upon an indictment charging a person with any of the following offences, that is to say—

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      (a)     stealing any property;

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      (b)     obtaining or inducing the delivery of any property by deception or false pretence, and with intent to defraud;

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      (c)     procuring any other person to commit any offence referred to in paragraph (a) or (b);

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      (d)     obtaining or inducing the delivery of payment of any property or money by means of a fraudulent trick or device,

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    he or she may be convicted of any other offence committed with respect to the same property, if such other offence is established by the evidence.

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    (2)   Upon an indictment charging a person with stealing, he or she may be convicted of handling, and similarly upon an indictment charging a person with handling, he or she may be convicted of stealing.