Calloway v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “"`The test of the sufficiency of circumstantial evidence is whether the circumstances as proved, produce a moral conviction to the exclusion of all reasonable doubt of the guilt of the accused, whether they are incapable of explanation upon any reasonable hypothesis consistent with his innocence . . . no matter how strong may be the circumstances, if they can be reconciled with the theory that some other person may have done the act, then the guilt of the accused is not shown by the full measure of proof the law requires.'" Jarrell v. State , 255 Ala. 128 , 129 , 50 So.2d 774 , 775 (1949).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 488 So. 2d 1386 - Hall v. State

2. “The accused's identity as a participant in a robbery may be established by circumstantial evidence and does not require eyewitness identification by the victim or others.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 500 So. 2d 1311 - Brinks v. State