State v. Wilinski’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “The sufficiency of the evidence test asks whether a [trial] court could reasonably be convinced by evidence it has a right to believe and accept as true. [State v. Brown, 2005 WI 29, ¶ 40 , 279 Wis. 2d 102 ], 693 N.W.2d 715 . If the evidence supports multiple reasonable inferences, we will adopt the inference the [trial] court adopts. Id. When applying this standard, reviewing courts give "deference to the [trial] court's strength in determining the credibility of witnesses and in evaluating the evidence." Id., ¶ 44. We "draw not only on a [trial] court's observational advantage, but also on the [trial] court's reasoning." Id.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Randall