Legal Opinion

Barger v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided August 16, 1991No. 49A02-9008-CR-488PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERTSON, Judge.

The defendant-appellant Michael G. Bar-ger appeals from his conviction for child molesting. We reverse on Barger's issue relating to the sufficiency of the evidence. In particular, we hold that the age of the victim was not adequately proven.

In reaching the decision to reverse, we are mindful of the appropriate standard of review:

When considering sufficiency challenges on appeal, we will not invade the province of the jury by weighing the evidence or judging witnesses' credibility. Our review is confined to considering only the evidence most favorable to the State, together…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Francis v. FranklinSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Johnson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1988
  4. Mahla v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1986
  5. Brooks v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1990

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Barger v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Michael G. Barger v. State of IndianaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
  3. Barger v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1991
  4. Barger v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1992

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