People v. King CA4/3

FACTS

1. Testimony of M.D. On the afternoon of November 15, 2016, M.D. was reading and watching television in her mobile home. She was in her bedroom when she heard the sliding glass door to her home open. Several minutes later, M.D. heard footsteps around the kitchen area and a man’s voice say “hello.” M.D. got out of bed and went toward her bedroom door, which was open, and she and defendant nearly ran into each other. Defendant had no shirt on and was wearing shorts covered in dirt. M.D. did not recognize defendant and thought that defendant might know one of her roommates. She told him, “I don’t know you,” but defendant did not respond. M.D. began screaming, and defendant still did not respond. M.D. then slammed the door to her room and grabbed a baseball bat. The door immediately opened — whether because it failed to latch shut when being slammed, or because defendant opened it, M.D. did not know. Raising the bat and screaming at defendant, M.D. warned defendant to get out of her house. After first taking a step toward M.D., defendant backed out of the bedroom. While exiting the room, he told her to relax and mentioned that he thought it was somebody else’s house, or that he…