Poon v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 district · 13 state decisions

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1. “It has long been our law that the jury is the sole judge of the credibility of the witnesses and responsible for resolving conflicts in the testimony. " [23] The conflicts in this case were reconcilable by deciding whether Smullen was credible. [24] The Superior Court correctly recognized that if the jury believed Smullen, it could find Washington guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. By viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the State, as our law requires when considering a motion for judgment of acquittal, the Superior Court did not err when it denied Washington's motion. Here, the State's evidence was not inherently incredible, self-destructive or opposed to known physical facts. Accordingly, the doctrine of "destructive contradictions”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Washington v. State · Jeter v. State

2. “[I]t is the sole province of the fact finder to determine witness credibility, resolve conflicts in testimony and draw any inferences from the proven facts.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Washington v. State · Jeter v. State