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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

State v. Drake, 201 P.3d 1093 (2009)

Citation
State v. Drake, 201 P.3d 1093 (2009)
Parent Document
State v. Drake, 201 P.3d 1093 (2009)
Jurisdiction
Washington (state)
Effective Date
2009-02-26

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¶ 10 The test for reviewing a defendant's challenge to the sufficiency of evidence in a criminal case is "whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt." State v. Gentry, 125 Wash.2d 570, 596-97, 888 P.2d 1105 (1995). All reasonable inferences from the evidence are drawn in favor of the State. Id. at 597, 888 P.2d 1105. The elements of a crime can be established by both direct and circumstantial evidence. State v. Thompson, 88 Wash.2d 13, 16, 558 P.2d 202 (1977).