Legal Opinion · Dissent

State v. Worthy

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided October 5, 2016No. 2016-KA-0431Published

1DissentLobrano, J.

|,I respectfully dissent. Because the evidence, when viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution, is sufficient to convince a rational trier of fact that all of the elements of the crime had been proved beyond a reasonable doubt, I would affirm the conviction. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 326, 99 S.Ct. 2781, 2793, 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979). Additionally, I would remand the case in order to impose the appropriate service charge required along with restitution.

I find the wording in the majority opinion as it relates the application of the Jackson standard of review problematic. The…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. JohnsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2009
  3. State v. RicksSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  4. State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  5. State v. JonesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981

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