Opinion ID: 2570459
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Heading Rank: 1

Heading: sufficiency of evidence to support imposing a hard 40 sentence

Text: Saiz argues that there was insufficient evidence to support the finding of an aggravating circumstance in this case. Saiz argues that there was insufficient evidence to support the court's finding of the aggravating factor that he purposely created a risk of death to more than one person. Saiz asserts that there is no way he could have hit either Galvan or Delorea as they were hiding behind and under the car. As we discussed earlier, there was sufficient evidence to support the convictions for the attempted murders of Galvan and Delorea. As such, the court correctly considered their risk of death in finding an aggravating circumstance. There was sufficient evidence, when viewed in a light most favorable to the State, by which a rational factfinder could have found by a preponderance of the evidence, the existence of the aggravating circumstance.