AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |
Back to Blog
John hoffmann xrg wsj law2/1/2024 William Doar testified that he was retained by Long when Hoffman's trial was transferred from Horry County to Georgetown County. The following evidence was adduced at the hearing held before the magistrate. A jury found Hoffman guilty as an accessory before the fact to murder and he was sentenced to life in prison. Throughout the trial, the prosecutor continually and repeatedly made reference to Long's representation of Moose and Danielson, as well as Hoffman. He did, however, testify that he was drinking heavily during this period. Hoffman denied the telephone conversation with Moose in which he allegedly told Moose to keep looking for a killer. Hoffman testified that he learned of the murder sometime in May 1979, when Moose demanded payment for the paid killer, claiming that Moose and Hoffman would be the next victims if payment were not made. Hoffman testified that after initially encouraging Moose to look for someone to kill Lowry, in late February or early March of 1979, he told Moose the plan was off and took back the money he had given Moose to pay a killer. Hoffman took the stand in his own behalf and testified that in late November 1978, when he told Moose about Roy Lowry and Hoffman's wife, Moose had first offered to kill Lowry himself. William Doar conducted the cross-examination of Moose. Moose claimed that Hoffman had proposed the idea and later in a telephone conversation encouraged him to continue the search for a trigger man. He said he acted at Hoffman's instigation. He testified that he hired Johnny Hamilton to kill Roy Lowry because "somebody had raped" his sister, Hoffman's wife. Moose was the key prosecution witness against Hoffman.
0 Comments
Read More
Leave a Reply. |