NOT GUILTY/COMPLETE ACQUITTAL at BENCH TRIAL | CRIMINAL DAMAGE – State v. Ms. K. (DMC No. 10723) (Mesa City Court 2012-004995): Ms. K. was accused of being in an argument with her boyfriend, and hitting him with a pillow and poking him with a finger in the forehead. She stated she was going to burn his pillows, and the boyfriend said “fine, burn them, I don’t care”. She did burn the pillows, and she was charged with criminal damage. At trial, her boyfriend and a witness testified. We also played the 911 tape, and the Judge found that there was no actual “criminal damage”. Ms. K. was found not guilty of all charges.
January 28, 2014
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