Mark Purdy of Stanhope Road, Plymouth, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court and pleaded guilty to one count of burglary on September 23 this year.
Prosecutor Nigel Hall told the court that the victim, a father of two, was asleep on his sofa while his partner and children were asleep upstairs. He was awoken in the early hours following a gust of cold air and found that the front door - was wide open.
He went to look outside and saw a man Purdy - walking down the road, appearing to try and hide something underneath his hooded top.
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