Finger v. State

When, following a trial before the court, defendant fails to make either a motion for a new trial or a motion to set aside the verdict, is he entitled to a review of the sufficiency of the evidence in this court

The defendant concedes that, following the court’s finding of guilty and the imposition of sentence, he failed to move for a new trial or to set aside the verdict on the grounds of the insufficiency of the evidence. The general rule adopted by this court is that a review of the evidence will not be conducted on appeal or on a writ of error as a matter of right unless these motions have…