Legal Opinion
Regalado v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 16, 1990No. 88-72PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Chief Judge:
Appellant Peter Regalado appeals from his conviction by a jury of cruelty to animals, D.C.Code § 22-801 (1989 Repl.) 1 , on the ground that the evidence was insufficient to sustain a conviction. Specifically, he contends that there was insufficient evidence of specific intent. We hold that the statute requires only proof of general intent with malice, and accordingly, we affirm.
I
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