Opinion ID: 2029619
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Text: Defendant contends that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support a finding of sanity beyond a reasonable doubt. As an appellate tribunal, we will neither weigh the evidence nor determine the credibility of witnesses, but rather will examine only the evidence and the reasonable inferences therefrom which support the trial court's decision. See Jacks v. State, (1979) Ind., 394 N.E.2d 166; McCoy v. State, (1979) Ind., 393 N.E.2d 160. In the case before us, there was conflicting expert and lay testimony presented on the subject of the Defendant's sanity at the time of the offense. The ultimate decision upon the issue was for the trier of fact. It was a decision upon which reasonable minds might differ; and as such, it cannot be disturbed upon appeal.