Opinion ID: 852258
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Heading: The Evidence Was Sufficient to Prove Murder.

Text: Caruthers claims that the evidence identifying him as the perpetrator was inherently improbable. (Appellant's Br. at 13.) He asserts that the only two witnesses who identified the shooter gave inherently improbable testimony because one of them (Corey Smith) was intoxicated and the other (Richard Smith) was also charged with Karim Turner's death. (Appellant's Br. at 13-14.) He points out that Richard Smith spent several months in jail before charges against him were dismissed and that it was Smith's wife who removed any fingerprints from the gun. (Appellant's Br. at 14.) In considering challenges to the sufficiency of the evidence, we neither reweigh the evidence nor judge witness credibility. We affirm if there is substantial evidence of probative value supporting each element of the crime from which a reasonable trier of fact could have found the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Jones v. State, 783 N.E.2d 1132 (Ind.2003). The Smith brothers were not the only witnesses leading the jury to convict Caruthers. Krista Anderson and Santana Miller both testified about the altercation at Anderson's home. (Tr. at 138, 230.) Several witnesses described Caruthers' demeanor and comments after this encounter and before the shooting, like, Man, I think I got him. (Tr. at 139-43, 284, 450, 533.) At least three witnesses described Richard Smith showing Caruthers his brother's gun that night. (Tr. 310-11, 451-52, 516-18.) At least two witnesses stated Caruthers admitted to the shooting. (Tr. at 147, 586.) Considering all the evidence most favorable to the verdict and drawing all reasonable inferences therefrom, we conclude that the jury could have reasonably found Caruthers guilty.