California Property Crime

Our client was at a bank ATM when he found a wallet that was left there by another customer.  Out client took the wallet back to his car and was looking through its contents when a man approached him and asked if he had found a wallet, before he knew the identity of its owner.  Our client told the man that he hadn’t found a wallet and that man walked away.  Shortly after, our client felt guilty and dropped the wallet in a mailbox with all of the original contents inside.  Our client was contacted by the police a couple weeks later regarding the wallet, and our client told the truth about what had happened.  Our client was informed that the man had pressed charges of Petty Theft.  Our attorney was able to argue the charges using past instances where those in possession of lost wallets were detained when trying to return them, and all charges against our client were dismissed.

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