I assume you mean Receiving Stolen Goods, when one knows
that the articles received are stolen. The classic definition
is
Buying or
acquiring the possession of property knowing that it had been obtained by theft,
embezzlement, larceny, or extortion by someone else. Paying for the goods or intending
to receive a reward for their return are not
defenses.
It
should be noted that stealing property and receiving stolen property are mutually
exclusive defenses; one may be guilty of one but not both. As a rule, Prosecutors will
charge a defendant with both defenses; however the jury will be instructed that they can
find the defendant guilty of only one of the offenses. There is little distinction
between the punishment for each offense, unless there were aggravating circumstances
surrounding the larceny, such as burglary, or the use of deadly
force.
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