R.C.R. v. State

We reverse a disposition order finding R.C.R., a juvenile, guilty of criminal mischief of $1,000 or more, a third-degree felony. The record reflects that the state failed to prove that the value of the property damaged, a fifteen-year-old pickup truck, exceeded $1,000.

The vehicle had no tag, was up on blocks, and the transmission was removed and in pieces on the adjacent ground. The victim testified that he had paid $500.00 for the truck days before and had removed the transmission because it was not operational. He testified that the vehicle’s previous owner had not expected to get anything…