State v. Hoffman

BURNETT, Judge.

James Hoffman stands convicted by a jury of first degree burglary and grand larceny. He received concurrent, indeterminate twelve-year sentences for the offenses. On appeal he argues that the evidence is insufficient to support the jury's verdict, that he was denied a fair trial due to juror prejudice, and that the district judge should have declared a mistrial when evidence of an uncharged crime was presented by the prosecutor. We affirm the judgment of conviction as to each offense.

We first address the sufficiency of the evidence. The state showed that on May 31, 1981, at…