Legal Opinion

People v. Skinner

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided August 1, 1991No. 90CA0548PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge ROTHENBERG.

Defendant, Jimmy C. Skinner, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of second degree sexual assault. We affirm.

I

Defendant first contends that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction. We disagree.

When assessing the sufficiency of the evidence, a reviewing court must determine whether any rational trier of fact might accept the evidence, taken as a whole and in the light most favorable to the prosecution, as substantial and sufficient to support a finding of the accused’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Kogan…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Kogan v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1988
  2. People v. RiveraSupreme Court of Colorado · 1974
  3. People v. HuckleberrySupreme Court of Colorado · 1989
  4. People v. HendersonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1991
  5. People v. BrassfieldSupreme Court of Colorado · 1982

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. People v. GarciaSupreme Court of Colorado · 1997
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  3. People v. SimpsonColorado Court of Appeals · 2004
  4. People v. TorresColorado Court of Appeals · 2009
  5. People v. GallegosColorado Court of Appeals · 2009

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