Legal Opinion

Nunn v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided January 17, 1997No. CR-95-1401PublishedCited by 125 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The appellant, Wayne Nunn, was convicted of robbery in the first degree1 and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. His sole contention on appeal is that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a judgment of acquittal because, he says, the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction.

"The test used in determining the sufficiency of evidence to sustain a conviction is whether, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, a rational finder of fact could have found the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt." O'Neal v. State, 602 So.2d 462, 464…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. O'NEAL v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1992
  2. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1989
  3. Powe v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
  4. Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1987
  5. Baker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1977

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3Cited by125 opinions

  1. Irvin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2005
  2. Eggers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2005
  3. Woods v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2007
  4. Straughn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2003
  5. C.B.D. v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2011

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