People v. Wallace

After his wife Arlissa told him to leave following an argument, Anthony Wallace (defendant) instead stayed and tore apart the house Arlissa had owned before their marriage, which they had since refinanced and paid down with community funds, destroying about $9,000 in property damage and $6,000 in furniture and belongings. Convicted of vandalism, Anthony appealed, arguing he could not vandalize property he had a community interest in or that belonged to his own wife inside their shared home.