M.H. v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding criminal mischief is not a specific intent crime, but requires proof of an act that \is willful (intentional) and wrongful (with evil intent that injury or damage will or may be caused)\
• reiterating “[t]he intent to damage the property of another does not arise by operation of law where the actor’s true intention is to cause harm to the person of another”
• noting statutory definition of burglary explicitly makes burglary a specific intent .crime
• noting statutory definition of burglary explicitly makes burglary a specific intent crime
• willfully driving a stolen scooter through a fence with knowledge that the scooter may be damaged was sufficient evidence to support a conviction of criminal mischief
• willfully driving a stolen scooter through a fence with knowledge that the scooter may be damaged was sufficient evidence to support a conviction of criminal mischief

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

11 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Walker v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2014-12-31· cited 3×
• H.F. v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2006-04-26· cited 3×
• Pickett v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2018-09-12· cited 2×
• Rodney L. Long Jr. v. State of Florida
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2016-04-04· cited 1×
• W.F. v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2008-04-23· cited 1×
• MH v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2006-09-01
• WF v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2008-04-23
• HF v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2006-04-26
• LEON DENARD QUINN v. STATE OF FLORIDA
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2020-11-18
• T.M. v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2018-06-06
• Alvaro Juan Silva v. The State of Florida
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2024-05-08

Cites

8 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Carter v. United States
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1987-08-31· cited 43×
• Valdes v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1987-07-28· cited 19×
• Sanchez v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2005-09-09· cited 15×
• In the Interest of JG
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1995-06-07· cited 14×
• Insignares v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2003-06-11· cited 9×
• Interest of J.R.S. v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1990-11-08· cited 8×
• K. G. v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1976-04-22· cited 2×
• Gonedes v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1991-02-13· cited 2×