Tageant v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “"The jury had evidence before it of two sets of footprints leading from the bar to the trailer — one of flat-soled shoes and one of cowboy boots. There were no other footprints. On the morning after the burglary, [Tageant's] soggy, flat-soled shoes were discovered in the trailer. Corson owned only a pair of cowboy boots. Both Corson and [Tageant] were present in the trailer the morning after the burglary * * *. Tools suitable for use in such a burglary were found in the trailer in a place accessible to both of the men. The paint chips on the tools were chemically similar to the paint chips taken from the bar. "On the basis of this evidence, the jury could have found that the tools were used in the burglary, that the footprints were those of [Tageant] and Corson, that Corson attempted to cover up the burglary, that [Tageant] was concealed in the trailer, and that both [Tageant] and Corson had access to the burglary tools. Applying the applicable standard of appellate review, this court finds that there was sufficient evidence for the jury to find [Tageant] guilty beyond a reasonable doubt." Tageant v. State, Wyo., 737 P.2d 764, 767 (1987).”

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