State v. Davis

PARKER, Judge.

Defendant’s primary contention on this appeal is that the evidence presented by the State was insufficient to convince a rational trier of fact of defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and that his motion to dismiss the charges against him should, therefore, have been granted. The well-established test to be applied in ruling on a defendant’s motion to dismiss is whether the State has produced substantial evidence of each and every element of the offense charged or a lesser included offense, and substantial evidence that the defendant committed the offense. State v.…