Logan v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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1. “Even if the phrase “value of the claim” is judicially amended to read “value of the fraudulent portion of the claim,” the evidence is sufficient to support the jury’s verdict. The State’s theory at trial was that appellant’s entire claim [ 5 ] was fraudulent, because appellant lied to the insurance company about the manner or circumstances under which the property was destroyed: the fire was not the result of an unanticipated accident, as appellant alleged, but was caused by an act of arson. The fact that appellant had removed certain items with unique personal value shortly before this “accidental” fire destroyed her house, was merely circumstantial evidence supporting the State’s theory that appellant had intentionally burned down her house, and then lied to the insurance company about the cause of the fire, i.e., that the entire claim was fraudulent.”

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

2. “[A] court of appeals may reform a judgment of conviction to reflect conviction of a lesser included offense only if (1) the court finds that the evidence is insufficient to support conviction of the charged offense but sufficient to support conviction of the lesser included offense and (2) either the jury was instructed on the lesser included offense (at the request of a party or by the trial court sua sponte) or one of the parties asked for but was denied such an instruction.”

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