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.
