People v. R.B.

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that “‘[w]illful’ repeatedly has been defined in the criminal context as intentional, purposeful, and voluntary, as distinguished from accidental or negligent”
• explaining that a judgment of acquittal may be entered only where the evidence of guilt is nonexistent or so meager that no reasonable jury could find guilt beyond a reasonable doubt
• “One who abuses a position given to him or her by the government is said to act under color of law.”
• use of phrase in voicemail message conveyed threat but lacked \actual immediacy\ to support criminal assault under 18 U.S.C. § 111

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).