After an Erie County jury found him guilty of criminal mischief for shoveling snow and chunks of ice onto his neighbor's car, Benjamin Addison appealed, claiming that he wasn't guilty of a crime because he hadn't intended to cause damage to the vehicle.
Noting that one could expect damage to result from "heaving large chunks of ice onto a motor vehicle," and because the law presumes that people are aware of the "natural and probable consequences" of their actions, the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, allowed the conviction to stand.
Think he felt like heaving after that?
To view a copy of the Appellate Division's decision, please use this link: People v. Addison