Clair DeLoon was one of five current roommates in a house where tenants are continually moving in and moving out. An unknown past tenant vacated the premises, leaving behind a VCR and a collection of campy video tapes, frequently enjoyed by later groups of select tenants. When it came time for Clair to move on to more a more luxurious living space, she took the VCR and tape collection with her. One of the remaining tenants has filed a complaint with the police on the grounds that the items did not belong to Clair. Clair is being charged with theft.
i. Locate and correctly cite relevant secondary authority
ii. Provide your exact search query
iii. State the legal issue/s involved after studying the information
iv. Discuss the arguments supporting Clair’s conviction, as well as arguments that can be raised in her defense.
v. Correctly cite one case supporting each of the arguments provided above.