Opinion ID: 2622875
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Was There Sufficient Evidence to Support the Jury's Verdict?

Text: The Defendant alleges that there was insufficient evidence to support the jury's verdict. He argues that the evidence did not show that he had penetrated the victim's vaginal opening with his penis. This Court will not overturn a judgment of conviction, entered upon a jury verdict, where there is substantial evidence upon which a reasonable trier of fact could have found that the prosecution sustained its burden of proving the essential elements of a crime beyond a reasonable doubt. State v. Sheahan, 139 Idaho 267, 285, 77 P.3d 956, 974 (2003). The victim's testimony and the Defendant's confession to the police officer provide evidence upon which a reasonable trier of fact could have found that the Defendant penetrated the victim's vaginal opening with his penis. There was sufficient evidence to support the jury's verdict.