People v. L. T.

Opinion

MOSK, J.

Defendant and appellant L. T. burned cardboard inside of a trash can located at her school. She argues that her rights were violated when the trial court sustained an arson allegation against her because the trash was not property of another for the purposes of the crime of arson (Pen. Code, *264§ 451, subd. (d)).1 We hold that trash constitutes property under section 451 and that the crime of arson only required proof that the property L. T. burned did not belong to her. Therefore, we affirm the judgment.

Factual Background

A petition was filed under Welfare and Institutions Code…