Howe v. State

PHIPPS, Presiding Judge.

Following a bench trial, Jarius Howe was convicted of family violence simple battery and reckless conduct. He challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. We affirm.

Following a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the presumption of innocence no longer applies; further, an appellate court does not weigh the evidence or judge witness credibility, but rather determines whether the adjudication of guilt is supported by sufficient competent evidence. When the sufficiency of the evidence is challenged, we use the test…