Benham v. State

Weltner, Justice.

St. Clair Benham was convicted by a jury of felony murder, armed robbery, and burglary. He was sentenced to two concurrent terms of life imprisonment and a term of years.1

1. Although the evidence in this case is circumstantial,2 a rational trier of fact could have found Benham guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the charges against him. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979).

2. The testimony of a police officer disclosed that during a prearrest interview Benham did not respond to some of the questions asked of him. Benham moved for a mistrial,…