[meteorite-list] Stolen Canyon Diablo Meteorite To Be Returned

From: Mark Langenfeld <mlangen_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:58:58 -0500
Message-ID: <9E56079A4CEE40229BDD7652E71288C5_at_D5KDJZ51>

Unless he was the original thief (or a collaborator), he probably wouldn't
be exposed to theft charges anyway. Possession of or trafficking in stolen
property, maybe. Not sure how either Arizona or Wisconsin law would deal
with that, but I wouldn't say it's risk free.

Mark

----- Original Message -----
From: "Darren Garrison" <cynapse at charter.net>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 12:35 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Stolen Canyon Diablo Meteorite To Be Returned


> IANAL, but as far as I can tell, this Diablo is way, way, way beyond
> Arizona's
> Statute of Limitations for theft. Returning the meteorite is the "nice"
> thing
> to do, but he was in no risk whatsoever keeping it or reselling it however
> he
> pleased.
>
> http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/ars/13/00107.htm&Title=13&DocType=ARS
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Received on Wed 11 Mar 2009 02:58:58 PM PDT