Legal Opinion

State v. Brinkley

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided May 14, 2012No. SD 31299Published

1Opinion of the Court

DANIEL E. SCOTT, Judge.

Appellant challenges the sufficiency of evidence to support his robbery conviction, specifically that he forcibly stole. He terms such evidence “debatable,” and argues that any force he used was unrelated to theft. Such claims cannot survive our standard of review. We affirm the conviction.

Principles of Review

We do not reweigh evidence or act as a “super juror” with veto powers. State v. Castoe, 357 S.W.3d 305, 308 (Mo.App.2012). Rather, we view the record and inferences favorably to the verdict, ignoring contrary evidence and inferences, to see whether reasonable…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. ApplewhiteMissouri Court of Appeals · 1989
  2. State v. DavisMissouri Court of Appeals · 2007
  3. State v. CastoeMissouri Court of Appeals · 2012
  4. State v. MacLinMissouri Court of Appeals · 2003
  5. State v. NortonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1997

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