Legal Opinion
In re S.W.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 7, 2012No. 11-FS-11PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERLY, Associate Judge:
Appellant, S.W., was adjudicated delinquent after being found guilty of felony threats to damage property, D.C.Code § 22-1810 (2001) formerly D.C.Code § 22-2307 (1981).1 S.W. appeals, contending that the evidence was insufficient to find him guilty. We agree. The record reflects that the complainant, Cherie Gardner, and S.W. were friends with no history of animosity, much less violence. The day before the alleged threat was made Ms. Gardner experienced an upsetting incident when her house caught on fire. But her sensitivity about that scare did not turn words sung by…
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