Legal Opinion
Jackson v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 27, 2003No. 99-CM-575PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWashington, Associate J.
The questions presented in this case are: (1) whether a co-owner of property can be found guilty of malicious destruction of that property and (2) if yes, whether there was sufficient evidence presented in this case to find appellant guilty of destruction of property. While this court has not previously ruled on the first issue, we now hold that a co-owner of property may be found criminally liable for the destruction of that property. We also find that there was sufficient evidence presented in this case to convict appellant.
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Appellant, Ronald Jackson, became a co-owner of a house located in…
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