Court Opinion

ID: 9859361
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-24 21:17:34.292077+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T10:40:48.821195
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King, C.J., and Batchelder, J.
dissenting: In evaluating the sufficiency of evidence, we will view the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution. State v. Goupil, 122 N.H. 857, 859, 451 A.2d 1284, 1286 (1982); State v. Renfrew, 122 N.H. 308, 312, 444 A.2d 527, 529 (1982). The evidence nevertheless will be deemed insufficient if “no rational trier of fact could have found proof of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.” State v. Danskin, 122 N.H. 817, 818, 451 A.2d 396, 397 (1982) (quoting Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 324 (1979)); see State v. Goupil, 122 N.H. at 859, 451 A.2d at *11611286. Circumstantial evidence, moreover, will support a conviction only if it excludes all other rational conclusions. State v. Danskin, 122 N.H. at 818, 451 A.2d at 397.
After reviewing the evidence in this case, we conclude that no rational trier of fact could have found the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.