Lawrence v. State

Ruffin, Presiding Judge.

Following a bench trial, Tony Lawrence was convicted of misdemeanor hit and run. Lawrence appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence. Finding insufficient evidence to support Lawrence’s conviction, we reverse.

The standard of review for an appeal from a criminal bench trial requires us to view the evidence in a light most favorable to support the trial court’s judgment.1 Lawrence “no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence; moreover, on appeal this court determines evidence sufficiency and does not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility.”2…