Legal Opinion
People v. Douglas
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 11, 2002PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Orange County (DeRosa, J.), rendered July 3, 2000, convicting him of criminal mischief, in the second degree and harassment in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant contends that there was insufficient evidence that he intended to damage property when he drove his sport utility vehicle into the glass entranceway of a movie theater. We disagree. Intent can be inferred from the act itself or from the defendant’s conduct and the surrounding circumstances (see,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- People v. WashingtonNew York Court of Appeals · 1966
- People v. BodineAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
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