State v. Hanson
Annotate this CaseGerald Hanson was found guilty by a jury of first- and second-degree controlled substance crime and possession of drug paraphernalia. The cout of appeals reversed, concluding that the evidence was legally insufficient to support Hanson's conviction of first-degree controlled substance crime. At issue on review was whether the evidence that Hansons possessed small, unused bags, when coupled with the remaining evidence as a whole, formed a completed chain that led directly to Hanson's guilt of possessing more than ten grams of methamphetamine with intent to sell as to exclude beyond a reasonable doubt any rational inference other than guilt. On review, the Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the court of appeals, concluding that the evidence presented, when viewed as a whole, was sufficient to support Hanson's first-degree controlled substance crime conviction.
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