Irwin v. State

ROONEY, Chief Justice.

Appellant-defendant, Robert Irwin, shot and killed a dog valued at $200 which was owned by Mark and Rhonda Kincaid. Appellant was tried in county court without a jury and was found guilty of willfully destroying the property of another valued at less than $500 in violation of § 6-10-105(a)(i), W.S.1977.1 The district court affirmed appellant’s conviction. On appeal to this court, appellant contends:

1. That the willful destruction of another’s property requires proof of an unlawful or evil intent which proof is not present in this case;

2. That the requisite intent was…