Opinion ID: 1753624
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Heading: Evidence Was Sufficient to Support Convictions

Text: Walker claims the State failed to present sufficient evidence to convict him. Walker argues (1) there were conflicting eyewitness accounts, (2) Thompson's identification of Walker was unduly suggestive, and (3) Walker's fingerprints were not on the gun. From this, he argues the evidence presented at trial lacked sufficient probative value as a matter of law to convict him. [16] When reviewing a criminal conviction for sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction, the relevant question for an appellate court is whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. State v. Muro, 269 Neb. 703, 695 N.W.2d 425 (2005). In making this determination, the court should not resolve conflicts in the evidence, pass on the credibility of the witnesses, or reweigh the evidence, as these matters are for the finder of fact. See State v. Gales, 269 Neb. 443, 694 N.W.2d 124 (2005). Stating the obvious, the State adduced sufficient evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that a rational juror could find Walker guilty: Walker confessed to the murder of Carter and to the shooting of Thompson; Thompson testified that it was Walker who shot him in the face and killed Carter, and Walker admitted to Brown and Williams that he committed the robbery and shot Carter; and Walker's gun fired the two cartridge cases recovered at the scene.