Lawrence N. Harris v. United States

RUIZ, Senior Judge:

Following a bench trial, the trial court found appellant, Lawrence Harris, guilty of misdemeanor malicious destruction of property arising out of an incident in which appellant damaged the front door of the home he shared with, his mother and sister. On appeal, he argues that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction, contending that because he used only the force that was reasonably necessary in an attempt to gain re-entry into his lawful residence he could not be found to have acted “maliciously,” a statutory element of the offense for which he was charged…