State v. Love’s Empirical Analysis
2006
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
October 2014
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Jackson v. Virginia · 523 So. 2d 1305 - State v. Mussall · 448 So. 2d 676 - State v. Captville · State v. Jacobs · 445 So. 2d 1198 - State v. Wright
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“The jury in this matter was presented with a reasonable hypothesis of innocence and rejected it. This Court’s function is not to determine whether it believes the witnesses or whether the conviction is contrary to the weight of the evidence, but instead to “assure that the jurors did not speculate where the evidence is such that reasonable jurors must have a reasonable doubt.” State v. Mussall, 523 So.2d 1305, 1311 (La.1988). (citing 2 C. Wright, Federal Practice and Procedure, Criminal 2d, § 467, at 465-466 (1982)). Furthermore, this Court “cannot substitute its idea of what the verdict should be for that of the jury.” Id. This Court is also “constitutionally precluded from acting as a ‘thirteenth juror’ in assessing what weight to give evidence in criminal cases; that determination rests solely on the sound discretion of the trier of fact.” State v. Mitchell, p. 8, 1999-3342 (La.10/17/00), 772 So.2d 78 , citing State v. Azema, 633 So.2d 723, 727 (La.App. 1 Cir.1993). Applying this standard, this Court must conclude that the jury’s verdict was a fundamental denial of due process before it can reverse the jury’s' verdict. State v. Mitchell.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“In cases involving circumstantial evidence, when the jury reasonably rejects the hypothesis of innocence advanced by the defense, “that hypothesis falls, and the defendant is guilty unless there is another hypothesis which raises a reasonable doubt.” State v. Captville, 448 So.2d 676, 680 (La.1984). In the present case, respondent Francois’s attorney put the issue of intent squarely before the jury....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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