State v. Jones
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The Supreme Court vacated the decision of the court of appeals reversing Defendant's convictions of possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver and possession of marijuana, holding that the court of appeals made three legal errors in reviewing the jury's verdict.
After the jury considered the evidence and arguments at trial it found Defendant guilty of all charges. The court of appeals reversed, concluding that the conviction was not supported by substantial evidence. The Supreme Court vacated the court of appeals' decision, holding that the court (1) misstated the law of possession; (2) relied upon a long-rejected distinction between direct-evidence and circumstantial-evidence cases in concluding that there was insufficient evidence to establish Defendant was in constructive possession of controlled substances; and (3) improperly reasoned that the convictions were the result of an impermissible stacking of inferences.
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