Does destruction of an inanimate object constitute a crime under section 2962 of the California Criminal Code?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Johnson, 2d Crim. No. B277314 (Cal. App. 2017):

Citing People v. Green (2006) 142 Cal.App.4th 907, appellant argues that the destruction of an inanimate object does not satisfy the force or violence requirement. In Green, the commitment offense was felony vandalism. Defendant was detained for shoplifting, was angry about being placed in a police car, and kicked out the car window. (Id. at p. 910.) We concluded that the commitment offense was not a qualifying offense because "the application of force against an inanimate object does not fall within section 2962, subdivision (e)(2)(P)." (Id. at p. 913.)

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