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HUNT v. COM.

Record No. 0894-04-3.

614 S.E.2d 668 (2005)

46 Va. App. 25

Stephanie Michelle HUNT v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Salem.

June 21, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Jane Chittom, Appellate Defender (Michael G. Henkle, Third Year Law Student; Virginia Indigent Defense Commission, on brief), for appellant.

Josephine F. Whalen, Assistant Attorney General (Jerry W. Kilgore, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: BENTON, ELDER and HALEY, JJ.

JAMES W. BENTON, JR., Judge.

The trial judge convicted Stephanie Michelle Hunt of grand larceny for unlawfully taking, stealing, and carrying away a winning Virginia Lottery ticket redeemable for a $2,500 prize. Code § 18.2-95. A conviction for grand larceny requires proof of a value of $200 or more. Id. Hunt contends that, under the common law, the value of a lottery ticket as a "chose in action" could be no...

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