Ben takes out his wallet and extracts money to pay a taxi fare. He inadvertently leaves his wallet on the seat. The cab driver finds it and decides to keep it. This is:

a. lost property, so there is no theft.
b. abandoned property, so there is no theft.
c. mislaid property, so this is the subject of larceny. The taxi driver has committed the theft.
d. none of the above


c

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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