State v. Cook

Defendant appeals his conviction of criminal mischief for intentionally damaging the property of others, a class A misdemeanor. Engaged in various domestic disputes arising out of his marriage and divorce, defendant damaged his son’s automobile and other property by pushing the parked vehicle with a front end loader tractor. Defendant was originally charged with criminal mischief as a third degree felony under U.C.A., 1953, § 76-6-106(l)(c), (2)(c) (1978 ed.). However, in a nonjury trial, the State did not prove that the value of the damaged property exceeded $1,000. Defendant was convicted…