Opinion ID: 2073792
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Heading: sufficiency of the evidence

Text: Stwalley argues that the evidence is insufficient to establish penetration. When reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence, this Court will not reweigh the evidence nor judge the credibility of witnesses. We will look to the evidence and reasonable inferences therefrom which support the verdict. The conviction will be affirmed if there is evidence of probative value from which a reasonable trier of fact could infer guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Coleman v. State (1986), Ind., 490 N.E.2d 325. The victim's direct and explicit testimony concerning penetration is sufficient as a matter of law. Dobrzykowski v. State (1978), 269 Ind. 604, 382 N.E.2d 170. Referring to anatomical diagrams, the victim testified that sexual intercourse occurs when the male puts his private part inside of the girl's private parts. When the prosecutor asked if that had happened to her, she responded affirmatively. She later testified that she felt Stwalley's penis inside of her. The evidence of penetration was sufficient.