How long can you get for stealing 5000 yuan?

Under normal circumstances, whether you can get out of prison after stealing 5000 yuan for half a year depends on the actual situation. Because the theft of 5,000 yuan is a large amount of theft recognized by the criminal law. Criminals who steal 5,000 yuan will generally be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or control by the people's court, and will also be fined. So the minimum penalty for stealing 5000 yuan is control. If the theft is minor, the criminal may be released from prison within six months.

1. How long will it take to steal less than 5,000 yuan?

1, stealing less than 5,000 yuan is generally punished with fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention control, and may be fined or fined according to the circumstances. If there are other serious circumstances or the amount of theft is huge, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and fined. Where there are other provisions in the law, those provisions shall prevail.

2. Legal basis: Article 264 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Theft: Whoever steals public or private property in a relatively large amount, or commits theft, burglary, theft with a weapon or pickpocketing for many times, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also or only be fined; If the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined; If the amount is especially huge or there are other especially serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or confiscated.

Second, what are the constitutive elements of theft?

The constitutive elements of theft are as follows:

1, the object of theft is the ownership of public and private property;

2. Theft objectively shows that the perpetrator has the behavior of stealing a large amount of public and private property or stealing public and private property for many times;

3. The subject of theft is the general subject;

4. The crime of theft is direct and intentional subjectively, with the purpose of illegal possession.

I hope the above content can help you. Please consult a professional lawyer if you have any other questions.

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Criminal Law.

Article 264 Whoever steals a large amount of public or private property, or repeatedly steals, enters a house, carries a weapon or pickpockets, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also, or shall only, be fined; If the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined; If the amount is especially huge or there are other especially serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or confiscated.