State v. Haycock

ARCHIBALD, Justice.

This is an appeal from the defendant’s conviction of an alleged assault on one Phillip Watts. The appellant raises only two issues, claiming:

1) The facts underlying the jury’s verdict of guilty did not exclude every reasonable hypothesis except that of guilt and, therefore, fell short of meeting the standards by which guilt is determined when based upon circumstantial evidence.

2) The participation of the trial Judge in the examination of witnesses for the State was prejudicial.

The resolution of both issues involves an analysis of the facts in the record tested against the…