State v. Hoff

STROUD, Judge.

I. Factual Background

Abdul Hassan Jamaal Hoff (“defendant”) was indicted on 11 September 2010 for burglary in the first degree. The case went to jury trial and the jury returned a verdict of guilty. Defendant gave notice of appeal in open court. The facts presented at trial were as follows:

In the early morning of 8 October 2010, Mr. Robert Clayton was asleep in his home when he heard movement in the house where he lived alone. He saw a light shining on his ceiling and suspected that someone had broken into his house. Mr. Clayton grabbed his gun, fired one shot “down the hall,”…