Legal Opinion · Dissent

Schnitz v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided March 11, 1985No. 3-884A217Published

1DissentHoffman, Judge

I respectfully dissent.

The majority has properly stated this Court's standard of review and ignored its application to the facts. Stated concisely, upon review for sufficient evidence, this Court will look only to the evidence most favorable to the State and all reasonable inferences to be drawn therefrom. Loyd v. State (1980), 272 Ind. 404, 398 N.E.2d 1260. It is not within the province of this Court to weigh conflicting evidence or to judge the credibility of witnesses. Furthermore, a conviction need not be substantiated through direct evidence, but may be sustained on the basis of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Loyd v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Morris v. IndianaIndiana Supreme Court · 1979
  3. In the Matter of VincentIndiana Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Thomas v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1983
  5. Watson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1971

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