NEWBY, Justice.
This case presents the question whether unauthorized use of a motor vehicle is a lesser included offense of possession of stolen goods. Applying the required definitional test, we hold that the crime of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle contains at least one essential element not present in the crime of possession of stolen goods; therefore, the former is not a lesser included offense of the latter. Accordingly, we reverse the decision of the Court...
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