GUZMAN v. U.S.

No. 00-CM-389.

821 A.2d 895 (2003)

Edin GUZMAN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 24, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Athanas, appointed by the court, was on brief for appellant.

Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., United States Attorney, and John R. Fisher, Barbara J. Valliere, Deborah Connor, and Asuncion Cummings Hostin, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief for appellee.

Before WASHINGTON, Associate Judge, and NEWMAN and NEBEKER, Senior Judges.


NEBEKER, Senior Judge:

Edin Guzman appeals from a bench trial conviction of one count of malicious destruction of property. This case is now before us for review upon appellant's contention that, because the government adduced insufficient evidence, the trial court erred in failing to grant appellant's motion for judgment of acquittal. We agree with appellant's contention and reverse.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Appellant's conviction was...

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