1. How can I be sentenced for stealing more than 20,000 yuan?

Whoever steals more than 20,000 yuan, with a relatively large amount, 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. Theft refers to the act of secretly stealing a large amount of public or private property or stealing public or private property many times for the purpose of illegal possession.

Article 1 of the Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Laws in Handling Criminal Cases of Theft.

Whoever steals public or private property in an amount of more than 1,000 yuan but less than 3,000 yuan, more than 30,000 yuan but less than 100,000 yuan and more than 300,000 yuan but less than 500,000 yuan shall be deemed as "a large amount", "a huge amount" and "a particularly huge amount" as stipulated in Article 264 of the Criminal Law.

Second, what are the constitutive elements of theft?

1, the actor has the purpose of illegally possessing public or private property.

2. The criminal committed theft in secret. Secret theft is an act of illegal possession of public and private property by the actor in a way that is not easy to be discovered by the property owner, custodian or others. Such as sneaking doors and picking locks, digging holes and climbing over walls, sneaking into other people's rooms and stealing property; Cutting bags in public places. Secret theft is an important feature of theft, and it is also the main symbol to distinguish other crimes against property.

3. Theft of public or private property is relatively large or has been stolen for many times. It should be pointed out that the increase of "multiple thefts" is an important condition for the establishment of theft. This is mainly to crack down on pickpockets. Because pickpockets are mobile, difficult to be caught and have certain anti-detection ability, once caught, they can only identify the amount seized on the spot, and it is difficult to verify the amount of their previous crimes.

3. Will habitual thieves be severely punished?

China's criminal law has always implemented the principle of a legally prescribed punishment for a crime, so there is also a legal basis for a heavier punishment for theft.

Article 62 of the criminal law

If a criminal has the circumstances of heavier punishment or lighter punishment as stipulated in this law, he shall be sentenced to punishment within the limits of statutory punishment.

The statutory conditions for a heavier punishment for theft are as follows:

1, pickpocketing for many times;

2. Stealing by destructive means, causing heavy losses to public or private property;

3. Multiple burglaries;

4, abetting minors to steal;

5. Theft during reeducation through labor and reeducation through labor;

6. Stealing during the probation period of probation or parole, or during the execution outside prison;

7. Being punished by the public security organ for theft for more than 3 times, and stealing again within 2 years;

Individuals illegally stealing other people's property constitutes a crime and criminals will be investigated for criminal responsibility. Generally, the sentence will be based on the amount of theft. If the amount is relatively large, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years; if the amount is huge, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than 10 years; if the amount is especially huge, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment and shall also be fined.