Marshall v. State

Ruffin, Judge.

Kenneth Earl Marshall was charged with one count of theft by taking a motor vehicle and one count of possessing cocaine. Following a bench trial, Judge William Smith found Marshall guilty of both counts. On appeal, Marshall challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and contends that his custodial statement should have been suppressed because it was made before he had been informed of his Miranda rights.

1. When reviewing a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence “we determine whether, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of…