Cisneros v. State

HENDRY, Judge.

Appellant was tried and found guilty of aggravated battery by the trial judge in a non-jury trial.

Appellant urges reversal on the ground that the evidence adduced by the state was insufficient to support the court’s findings. We find no merit in that contention. It is well settled law that determinations as to the weight of the evidence and the credibility of witnesses, and evidentiary findings and conclusions are exclusively the duty of the trial judge as the trier of fact and an appellate court may not substitute its opinion of the facts or re-weigh the evidence and reach a…