A.L.J. v. State

Appellant, A.L.J., appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion for judgment of dismissal on the charge of felony criminal mischief or, in the alternative, a reduction in the charge to a first degree misdemeanor due to the state’s failure to prove property damage in excess of $1,000. We affirm the denial of the motion for judgment of dismissal without discussion. We agree that the state failed to prove allowable property damages exceeding $1,000.

Appellant was adjudicated delinquent of felony criminal mischief after witnesses testified that he sprayed a large amount of pepper spray into the…