Physical taking offenses

Physical taking offenses

Unlike the offenses involving falsification of data to accomplish the taking of money or other property, some computer crime laws specifically punish the physical taking of computers, or other valuable parts of computer systems. Nevada and Michigan are examples.FN77 Other state laws are silent on this type of crime, presumably because their traditional prohibitions against physical theft are adequate.

Cumulative Supplement

Cases:

Computer fraud offense and theft offense were based on separate acts and, thus, conviction for both offenses did not violate one-act, one-crime rule; defendant committed computer fraud by representing himself as another while using a computer to complete online application forms to obtain a credit card, and he committed theft by accepting credit card and using it to obtain over $12,000 worth of merchandise and financing. S.H.A. 720 ILCS 5/16-1(a)(2)(A), 16D-5. People v. Davis, 353 Ill. App. 3d 790, 289 Ill. Dec. 395, 819 N.E.2d 1195 (2d Dist. 2004); West's Key Number Digest, Criminal Law 29(10).