State v. Belhumeur
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of operating under the influence. Defendant was sentenced to four days in jail, an $800 fine, and a ninety-day license suspension. Defendant appealed, arguing that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support his conviction because no rational jury could find that he operated or attempted to operate his vehicle. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the evidence was sufficient to support the conviction, as a rational jury could have found, beyond a reasonable doubt, that Defendant, while impaired, either drove his car to its resting place or attempted to drive his car after a law enforcement officer woke him up.
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