This edition of Pretty Little Broken Laws will focus on Alison and Lorenzo. In the episode, Alison visits Lorenzo who is still recovering from last week’s arcade riot, the result of the police invading Jason’s so-called private rendez-vous with Charles.
Alison folds Lorenzo’s clothing and makes him soup; she charms him with claims that she couldn’t think of a better way to thank him. But when Lorenzo falls asleep, Ali thinks of the best way to thank him! She steals his police ID/key so that she can see the evidence about Charles with her own eyes and without permission.
Because the police in Rosewood are so vigilant, her plan goes off without a hitch until Tanner catches her. “I didn’t touch anything!” Alison insists while simultaneously holding a piece of evidence in her hands; it’s her old rattle from when she was a baby and the police found it in the bunker. The only problem is that now, the rattle is evidence from a crime scene and Ali isn’t allowed to play with it like she’s a newborn.
Ali must have felt left out because her friends have been busy breaking into animal labs (check out my entry on that )while she has been on her best behavior, but now she’s pushing her luck.
Ali’s Broken Law 1:
18 PA Cons. Stat. § 3921. Theft by unlawful taking or disposition. (In relevant part)
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(a) Movable property.–A person is guilty of theft if he unlawfully takes, or exercises unlawful control over, movable property of another with intent to deprive him thereof…
18 PA Cons Stat. § 3903. Grading of theft offenses. (In relevant part)
…(b) Other grades.–Theft not within subsection (a), (a.1) or (a.2), constitutes a misdemeanor of the first degree, except that if the property was not taken from the person or by threat, or in breach of fiduciary obligation, and:
(1) the amount involved was $50 or more but less than $200 the offense constitutes a misdemeanor of the second degree; or
(2) the amount involved was less than $50 the offense constitutes a misdemeanor of the third degree.
LEGAL NOTE : I didn’t include the subsections mentioned here because they are felony offenses not relevant to what Ali did here; they involve large financial values, theft of guns etc.
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LEGAL NOTE: Ali would likely get the second degree misdemeanor here.
The theft of the key/ ID is the beginning of Ali’s troubles. Let’s explore the magnitude of our little liar’s actions. Although Lorenzo’s ID may not be worth a lot of money, it contains his identifying information and Ali took it with the intent to commit a crime; she’s a smart girl and she’s fully aware that she’s not allowed to waltz into a secured police evidence room. Unfortunately for her, this is still true even though the security isn’t that great in Rosewood.
Ali’s Broken Law 2! :
18 PA Cons. Stat. § 4120. Identity theft.
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(a) Offense defined.–A person commits the offense of identity theft of another person if he possesses or uses, through any means, identifying information of another person without the consent of that other person to further any unlawful purpose… (c) Grading.–The offenses shall be graded as follows: (1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2), an offense under subsection (a) falls within the following classifications depending on the value of any property or services obtained by means of the identifying information: (i) if the total value involved is less than $2,000, the offense is a misdemeanor of the first degree; (ii) if the total value involved was $2,000 or more, the offense is a felony of the third degree;…; or (iv) regardless of the total value involved, if the offense is a third or subsequent offense under this section, the offense is a felony of the second degree… (f) Definitions.–As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection: “Document.” Any writing, including, but not limited to, birth certificate, Social Security card, driver’s license, nondriver government-issued identification card, baptismal certificate, access device card, employee identification card, school identification card or other identifying information recorded by any other method, …
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LEGAL NOTE: since Ali didn’t use the ID to steal anything she would likely once again get the misdemeanor charge.
Ali has always been more of a felony girl than a misdemeanor girl, and that brings us to the sneaking into the evidence room issue.
Ali’s Broken Law 3! :
18 PA Cons. Stat. § 3503. Criminal trespass.
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(a) Buildings and occupied structures.– (1) A person commits an offense if, knowing that he is not licensed or privileged to do so, he: (i) enters, gains entry by subterfuge or surreptitiously remains in any building or occupied structure or separately secured or occupied portion thereof; or (ii) breaks into any building or occupied structure or separately secured or occupied portion thereof. (2) An offense under paragraph (1)(i) is a felony of the third degree, and an offense under paragraph (1)(ii) is a felony of the second degree. (3) As used in this subsection: “Breaks into.” To gain entry by force, breaking, intimidation, unauthorized opening of locks, or through an opening not designed for human access…”
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LEGAL NOTE: Ali would likely get the 2nd degree felony here because that includes unauthorized opening of locks.
Alison should also be aware that “I knew you would say no and I would have done the same thing anyway,” won’t hold up in a court room as a defense! Thanks for reading! Please don’t forget to nominate my blog for the contest I mentioned and as always, let me know if there’s a particular part I haven’t covered that you would like to see.
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