what types of property were subject to the common law crime of larceny
Larceny Larceny is a crime involving the unlawful taking of the personal property of another person or business. It is an offence under the common law of England and became an offence in jurisdictions which incorporated the common law of England into their own law (also Statutory law).
History of Chicago The city became notorious worldwide for its rate of murders in the early 20th century, yet the courts failed to convict the killers. More than three-fourths of cases were not closed. Even when the police made arrests in cases where killers' identities were known, jurors typically exonerated or acquitted them. A blend of gender-, race-, and class-based notions of justice trumped the rule of law, producing low homicide conviction rates during a period of soaring violence.[32]