State v. Palmer

State of Maryland v. Marconi Palmer, Jr., No. 50, September Term, 2025. Opinion by Eaves, J. ALCOHOL-RELATED DRIVING OFFENSES – SUFFICIENCY OF THE EVIDENCE – “NO REASONABLE TRIER OF FACT” STANDARD The Supreme Court of Maryland reaffirmed its holding in Smith v. State,

415 Md. 174

(2010), that the proper standard in evaluating the sufficiency of the evidence in all criminal cases is the “no reasonable trier of fact” standard, announced by the Supreme Court of the United States in Jackson v. Virginia,

443 U.S. 307, 319

(1979). Applying the appropriate “no reasonable trier of fact” standard, the…