State v. Richards
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The Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the appellate court upholding the trial court's judgment of conviction in this case, holding that there was sufficient evidence for the jury to find Defendant guilty of murder.
After his first two trials ended in mistrials after hung juries Defendant was convicted of murder. On appeal, Defendant argued that the jury lacked sufficient evidence to find him guilty of murder because the State failed to prove the manner, means, place, cause, and time of death. The appellate court affirmed. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the evidence supported Defendant's conviction of murder.
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