State v. Coria

Angel Coria appeals his convictions for assault and malicious mischief. We affirm the conviction for assault, holding that the admission of Coria’s two prior assaults on his wife were admissible to disprove his claim of accidental injury. We reverse the conviction for malicious mischief, holding that co-owned, co-possessed community property does not constitute “property of another” for purposes of the malicious mischief statute.

Coria and his wife went out to a restaurant in Tacoma. After leaving the restaurant, Coria’s wife was injured and several items in the Corias’ house were damaged.…