Opinion ID: 1779026
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: issues i, iii, & v

Text: ¶ 24. Turner's contends in Issue I that the evidence was legally insufficient on the issue of whether Turner was driving the pick-up at the time of the accident. In Issue III, Turner asserts that the trial court erred in denying his motions for directed verdict, his motion for j.n.o.v., and his motion for new trial. In Issue V, Turner contends that the evidence was legally insufficient because Terry Moore's testimony was not credible. As the State points out in its brief, it appears that Turner's contention goes more to the weight and credibility of Moore's testimony than to the legal sufficiency. ¶ 25. In summary, Turner is contesting both the legal sufficiency and the weight of the evidence at trial. The legal sufficiency argument is an assignment of error to the trial court's denial of Turner's motions for directed verdict, which were renewed post-trial in his motion for j.n.o.v. The weight of the evidence argument is an assignment of error to the trial court's denial of the motion for new trial. Both the legal sufficiency and weight of the evidence arguments involve the same factual issue which is who was driving the pick-up when the wreck occurred. Therefore, we will address Turner's Issues I, III, and V in conjunction with one another.