992 So. 2d 848 - Burkell v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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12 state decisions

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1. “Generally, an appellate court will not reverse a conviction that is supported by competent, substantial evidence. If, after -viewing the evidence in a light most favorable to the State, a rational trier of fact could find the existence of the elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt, sufficient evidence exists to sustain a conviction. In moving for a judgment of acquittal, a defendant “admits not only the facts stated in the evidence adduced, but also admits every conclusion favorable to the adverse party that a jury might fairly and reasonably infer from the evidence.” We have stated that “courts should not grant a motion for judgment of acquittal unless the evidence is such that no view which the jury may lawfully take of it favorable to the opposite party can be sustained under the law.””

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

2. “In addition to multiple lacerations and extensive bruising, the victim had been struck in the eye with sufficient force to rupture it. Dr. Price found extensive fractures to the victim’s facial bones. The anterior base of his skull was also crushed. The cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head caused by between fourteen and eighteen blows, including massive blows to the frontal area.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 169 So. 3d 256 - Robert Burkell v. State of Florida