State v. Dover
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The Supreme Court reversed the decision of the court of appeals reversing the order of the trial court denying Defendant's motion to dismiss and vacating the judgment entered in the superior court convicting Defendant of first-degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon on the grounds that the trial court erred by denying Defendant's motion to dismiss, holding that the trial court properly denied the motion to dismiss.
Defendant moved to dismiss the charges against him at the close of the State's evidence and then again at the close of the evidence, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to prove that he was guilty. The trial court denied the motions to dismiss and sentenced Defendant to life imprisonment without parole. The court of appeals reversed, concluding that the trial court erred by denying Defendant's motion to dismiss. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that substantial evidence supported the reasonable inference that Defendant murdered the victim and took $3,000.
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