State v. Brandon

WALKER, Judge.

On 17 July 1993, at approximately 12:15 a.m., Robert Schisler, the owner of Tradewinds Skating Club, was preparing to leave the skating rink. He had with him a briefcase containing the night’s receipts and some personal money. The skating rink had a sleeping apartment in the back where an employee, Jeffrey Clement, frequently stayed. As Schisler opened the back door out of the apartment, a man, later identified as the defendant, struck him with a stick (approximately two by two inches in size). Schisler tried to pull the door closed but defendant pushed open the door and entered…