Supreme Court of Virginia· 4/17/2003

Commonwealth v. Hudson

Citations

578 S.E.2d 781
265 Va. 505
2003 Va. LEXIS 49

How courts have described this case

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holding that “the issue of exclusion of reasonable theories of innocence is limited to those theories advanced by the accused at trial”
observing that the issue is whether a “reasonable” factfinder could have rejected the hypothesis of innocence
observing that the issue is whether a \reasonable\ factfinder could have rejected the hypothesis of innocence
stating that the circumstantial evidence instruction, properly understood, does not add to State’s burden of proof, but is simply another way of stating that State has burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt
noting that “[i]t is within the province of the jury to determine what inferences are to be drawn from proved facts, provided the inferences are reasonably related to those facts”
clarifying that on appellate review, the issue is whether a reasonable jury, upon consideration of all of the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth and the reasonable inferences therefrom, could have found the accused guilty beyond a reasonable doubt

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Judges: Donald W. Lemons

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