Legal Opinion

State v. Raine

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided March 7, 2018No. 2017–KA–0330PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In State v. Jones , this Court enumerated the following key principles governing a sufficiency of the evidence review:

First, we examine all the evidence considered by the jury, including evidence which may have been erroneously admitted. Second, all the evidence is viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution. Thus, we may consider all reasonable inferences from the evidence which the factfinder could have made.

Finally, as a reviewing court, we are highly deferential to the findings of the trier of fact. A jury may accept as true the testimony of any witness, even a single witness,…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. State v. CaptvilleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
  2. Williamson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  3. State v. WrightSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
  4. State v. JacobsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
  5. State v. ShapiroSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2023
  2. Smith v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2023
  3. State of Louisiana v. Troy VarnadoLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2020

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