Thorne v. United States

In the early morning hours of January 17, 1981, appellant disturbed several residents of Wayne Place, Southeast, by pounding or kicking the doors to their apartments and demanding to see “his woman.” Eventually he came to the apartment of Felix Akorli. When Akorli refused to admit him, appellant broke down Akorli’s door, struck Akor-li, and destroyed some of Akorli’s household property. Appellant was arrested as he ran from Akorli’s apartment building.

Following a jury trial appellant was found guilty of two counts of first-degree burglary, D.C.Code § 22-1801(a) (1981), one count of destroying…