McCann v. State

PRENTICE, Justice.

Following a bench trial, Defendant (Appellant) was convicted of Murder, Ind.Code § 35-42-1-1 (Burns 1979) and was sentenced to thirty (80) years imprisonment. His direct appeal presents one issue for our review: Whether the evidence is sufficient to sustain the conviction and whether he was denied his lawful presumption of innocence.

At the outset we note our standard of review upon a claim of insufficient evidence:

"Upon a review for sufficient evidence, this Court will look only to the evidence most favorable to the State and all reasonable inferences to be drawn therefrom.…