STATE v. TONNISEN


92 N.J. Super. 452 (1966)

224 A.2d 21

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. KARL I. TONNISEN, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided November 3, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Morris Brown argued the cause for appellant (Messrs. Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, attorneys).

Mr. William D. Danberry, Assistant County Prosecutor, argued the cause for respondent (Mr. Edward J. Dolan, Middlesex County Prosecutor, attorney).

Before Judges SULLIVAN, KOLOVSKY and CARTON.


The opinion of the court was delivered by SULLIVAN, S.J.A.D.

After a trial by jury, defendant was convicted of malicious mischief. The statute involved is N.J.S. 2A:122-1 which provides:

"Any person who willfully or maliciously destroys, damages, injures or spoils any real or personal property of another, either of a public or private nature, for which no punishment is otherwise provided by statute, is guilty of a misdemeanor."

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