State v. Hobbs

In State v. Hobbs, 8th Dist. No. 81533, 2003 Ohio 4338, this court stated: "Since the defendant's subjective intent with which he trespassed into the victim's home is known only to him, the jury had to determine his intent by surrounding facts and circumstances." Id. The facts in Hobbs indicated that the defendant broke into a home and when someone inside yelled, he jumped out a window. Hobbs, supra. Nothing was taken or disturbed. Id. The Court still found that there was ample evidence upon which the jury could determine that the defendant entered the victim's home with intent to commit a criminal offense therein. Id.