Business Law Today, Comprehensive 10th Edition by Roger LeRoy Miller

Exercise 9

Critical Legal Thinking. Ray steals a purse from an unat­tended car at a gas station. Because the purse contains money and a handgun, Ray is convicted of grand theft of property (cash) and grand theft of a firearm. On appeal, Ray claims that he is not guilty of grand theft of a firearm because he did not know that the purse contained a gun. Can Ray be convicted of grand theft of a firearm even though he did not know that the gun was in the purse Explain.