California Court of Appeal

Defendant's convictions for violating Penal Code section 386 and related charges are: 1) reversed in part and remanded, where Penal Code section 386 requires proof of the defendant's specific intent to either install a fire protection system which is known to be inoperable or impair the effective operation of a fire protection system, and the word "impair," as used in the statute, means to make worse or diminish in some material respect, and there is a lack of sufficient evidence to support the convictions under section 386, the count of conspiracy, and true finding on the enhancement allegation; but 2) affirmed as to all other counts.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/08/2013
• Published 08/08/2013

Judges

• GOMES

Court

• California Court of Appeal

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