Marrero v. State

This is an appeal of a conviction for criminal mischief. The question is whether the evidence was legally sufficient to establish that the damage was $1000 or greater. See § 806.13(l)(b)3., Fla. Stat. (2006). We affirm.

After gambling losses, defendant-appellant Marrero drove his Ford F150 pickup truck into an entrance at the Miccosukee Casino. The entrance consisted of four impact-resistant glass doors, sixteen or seventeen feet tall, each framed in special aluminum materials. One of these was a door with an automated entry system for the handicapped. The doors had been operational prior to…