Deal v. State

OPINION

Jerry Wayne Deal was convicted of criminal mischief in the second degree, AS 11-46.482(a)(1). He appeals, contending that the trial court improperly denied a motion for judgment of acquittal, based on insufficiency of the evidence, which he made at the conclusion of the prosecution’s case-in-chief at trial. We affirm.

In advancing his claim, Deal relies on the proposition that, to decide the sufficiency of evidence at trial, we must restrict our consideration to evidence presented in the state’s case-in-chief. Deal impliedly concedes that sufficient evidence may be found to support his…