Cooley v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Cooley appeals his conviction of the offense of terroristic threats. Held:

Defendant enumerates as error the denial of his motion for directed verdict of acquittal submitted at the close of the State’s evidence. Since the evidence when viewed in a light most favorable to upholding the verdict fails to satisfy the requirements of Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560), a verdict of acquittal was demanded and defendant’s conviction must be reversed.

Defendant’s daughter was involved in a fight at school. The child’s teacher reported this…