Legal Opinion
In re D.P.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 3, 2010No. 07-FS-1351PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OBERLY, Associate Judge:
After a bench trial, the Superior Court adjudicated D.P. a delinquent, finding that D.P. committed the offenses of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle (UUV), D.C.Code § 22-3215 (2001), receiving stolen property (RSP), D.C.Code § 22-3232(a) (2001), and theft, D.C.Code § 22-3211 (2001). We conclude that the evidence that D.P. possessed the requisite mens rea for any of the three charges was insufficient as a matter of law. Accordingly, we reverse the adjudication of delinquency.
At trial, the government presented evidence that on December 12, 2006, Janice Pugh reported…
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