Maul v. State

DICKSON, Justice.

The defendant-appellant, Engai Maul, and his co-defendant, Anthony L. Houston, 1 were each convicted of the June 9, 1997, murder 2 of Damon Simpson. In this appeal, the defendant seeks reversal of his conviction on grounds of insufficient evidence, improper bolstering of a witness’s testimony, and jury instruction errors. We affirm.

Sufficiency of the Evidence

The defendant first argues that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction for murder.

Our standard of review for sufficiency claims is well settled. We do not reweigh evidence or assess the credibility of…