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    -he rule as stated A! the court in the 2olloing language in Com. . 5. ?ag. Cas. N. . (4, (3 5ur. 499, re"orted also as )eg.

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    t ma! reasonaAl! Ae said not to Ae a

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    -he other element o2 the o22ense, in addition to the intent to tae com"lete and e/clusi8ii45" 1a4

    fi4! t6e o24e if 6e i/ to 7e fo84!" Be2e v. State

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    (7'. -hese e/"ressions, hoeastl!, it is

    not clear that an!one there could ha

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    no longer on it. ome might sa! the i$hone ould Ae at the Aottom o2 the -rucee )i. 5. ?ag. Cas. N.. 4, (* 5ur. (3, 3 8ee. )e". 0(, 09 Eng. >. M Eq. )e". +0+, and the cases citedthroughout this suAdi.5. ?ag. Cas. N. . 77, 3 >. -. N. . 7(, 9 8ee. )e". 07'.

    nd i2 a "erson "ics u" and a""ro"riates a ring, mone!, or other "ro"ert! mislaid or

    dro""ed in a delling house, he is guilt! o2 larcen! o2 mislaid "ro"ert!. tate

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    8hat, then, are the 2acts as claimed to Ae "ro

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    correct. s alread! stated, the constructi.). (3*4, (07 N.E. 037. -he 2inder o2 such "ro"ert!, noing it to Aemislaid or le2t A! mistae, i2 he taes it ith the 2elonious intent to a""ro"riate it tohis on use, and thus de"ri

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    oncoming tra22ic on Center t. Aridge in 2ront o2 the ienna hile Coughlin attem"ted to hold onto

    his Aic!cle and his dog.

    %n one o2 his 9(( calls, =oAle allegations that someone Gust soced a minor...a""arentl!

    indicating that Coughlin "unched the (7 !ear old !oung man seen in the oi

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    8ell, is that true 2 so, then h! did Zarate rite in his 8itness tatement that the

    unidenti2ied man ga B)E; ?%-%N %) 6??) 56D=?EN-

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    it light u", that is hardl! conclusi B)E; ?%-%N %) 6??) 56D=?EN-

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    Coughlin: %a!, is that basicallyit or is that hat did nd hat did !ou tell the"olice=oAle: -hatFs exactlyhat !ou did.Arunette 2emale#: eFs...heFs...he 2ucing has a cameraQCoughlin: 8hat did...are !ou a little high ou got...!ouF

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    t is im"ortant to mae note o2 the read! illingness to lie that =oAle et al demonstrate.

    =oAle, Zarate, et al lied to the 9(( o"erator and the o22icers on the scene to get Coughlin arrested,

    "laced in cu22s, searched etc. and to "ro

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    =oAle: e is Gust getting su"er aggresiN ith %22icers > and )% so that could continueith m! in B)E; ?%-%N %) 6??) 56D=?EN-

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    requires that Coughlin did so: a# noing that it is stolen "ro"ert!; orA# 6nder such circumstances as

    should ha

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    disturAing the "eace charge had he 2ailed to 2ollo the %22icerFs instruction. -here is sim"l! no

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    then ased C%6=>N to stand u" and mo

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    this is Aelied A! the smug commentar! he made to Coughlin indicating as much# as le2t

    oN as tr!ing to mae a scene a4! 2a/ ve3 6e/ita4tto follo2 t6e !ie1tio4/ t6at I 2a/ 5ivi45 6i(, "laced him in handcu22s.%22icers > and )% ere there ith me at that time.

    Duralde ne

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    demonstrates occuring at this time, ie, that Coughlin, at the 3:4+ minute mar o2 the + minute (7

    second N i2 6e 6a! a43 i4@8ie/ to /87/ta4tiatet6e 1lai(and he stated that he did not. then in2ormed C%6=>N t6at t6e36a! le5al a8t6oit3 to !etai4 6i(as he had Aeen o7/eve! ta0i45 t6e )6o4e.C%6=>N continued to sa! that he anted to "ress charges 2or assault againstthe "eo"le ho had detained him.

    8hat is interesting is that Duralde does not 2ind Coughlin had legal authorit! to "ress

    charges against those ho assaulted him as the! has "laced him in imminent 2ear o2 suAstantial

    Aodil! harm, e

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    assert a Constitutional )ight at some "oint in the interaction. nd that is te/tAoo retaliation.

    )etaliator! arrest. )etaliator! "rosecution. DuraldeFs NarratiN ith %22icers > and )% so that could continue

    ith m! inEFs 2riend, NathanielARATE, then in2ormed him that COUGLIN 6a! @8/t 2al0e! 73 a4! ta0e4GOBLE/ )6o4e... ne/t s"oe ith ARATEho1o4fi(e! t6at 6e 6a!o7/eve! COUGLIN ta0e GOBLE/ )6o4e fo( 26ee GOBLE 6a! /et it

    !o24, and then oAserN "ut it in his left2ront shorts "ocet. oAtained =%B>EFs cellular "hone numAer and called the numAer 2rom another"hone. heard a NFs le2t 2ront "ocet andtouched the outside o2 his shorts here had "reNFs "ocet sto""ed B)E; ?%-%N %) 6??) 56D=?EN-

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