State v. Joyner’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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1. “The appellate court does not assess the credibility of witnesses or reweigh evidence. State v. Kelly , 15-0484 (La. 6/29/16), 195 So.3d 449 ; State v. Taylor , 47,400 (La. App. 2 Cir. 7/18/12), 103 So.3d 405 , writ denied , 12-1898 (La. 3/8/13), 109 So.3d 355 . A reviewing court accords great deference to a jury's decision to accept or reject the testimony of a witness in whole or in part. State v. Robinson , 02-1869 (La. 4/14/04), 874 So.2d 66 ; State v. Freeman , 50,282 (La. App. 2 Cir. 4/13/16), 194 So.3d 1 . In the absence of internal contradiction or irreconcilable conflict with physical evidence, the testimony of one witness, if believed by the trier of fact, is sufficient support for a requisite factual conclusion. State v. Reed , 14-1980 (La. 9/7/16), 200 So.3d 291 ; State v. Steward , supra ; State v. Kidd , 45,638 (La. App. 2 Cir. 11/3/10), 55 So.3d 90 . Such testimony alone is sufficient even where the state does not introduce medical, scientific or physical evidence. State v. Joyner , 50,740 (La. App. 2 Cir. 6/22/16), 197 So.3d 724 , and citations therein; State v. Johnson , 96-0950 (La. App. 4 Cir. 8/20/97), 706 So.2d 468 , writ denied , 98-0617 (La. 7/2/98), 724 So.2d 203 . This is equally applicable to the testimony of sexual assault victims. State v. Steward , supra ; State v. Joyner , supra ; State v. Seaton , 47,741 (La. App. 2 Cir. 4/10/13), 112 So.3d 1011 , writ denied , 13-1056 (La. 11/15/13), 125 So.3d 1102 . Circumstantial evidence is evidence of facts ”

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   e.g. 244 So. 3d 607 - State v. Mays