Attendant Circumstance of Victim Reliance Required for False Pretenses or Larceny by Trick

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A false pretenses or larceny by trick theft under a consolidated theft statute requires the additional attendant circumstance element of victim reliance on the false representation of fact made by the defendant. 1 Thus a victim’s knowledge that the statement is false could operate as a failure of proof or affirmative defense in many jurisdictions.