Supreme Court of California

In a criminal case involving the requisite mens rea for arson and arising from the July 2008 Pasadena wildfires, judgment of the trial court is affirmed where under the circumstances of the case, defendant-minors' acts of intentionally igniting and throwing a firecracker amidst dry brush on a hillside, although done without intent to cause a fire or other harm, were sufficient to establish the requisite malice for arson.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/06/2011
• Published 06/06/2011

Judges

• WERDEGAR

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel