Supreme Court of Colorado· 10/29/1973

People v. Bennett

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183 Colo. 125
515 P.2d 466

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holding that same test for assessing the sufficiency of evidence applies whether the evidence is direct or circumstantial
stating that the prosecution need not “exclude every reasonable hypotheses other than that of guilt”
explaining that the test “affords the same status to both direct and circumstantial evidence”
stating that the prosecution need-not “exclude every reasonable hypotheses other than that of guilt”
picking up air freight package addressed to another and producing false identification to show he was the addressee
motion for judgment of acquittal at close of the prosecution’s case and again at the close of all of the evidence

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Judges: Authorizes, Erickson, Groves, Pringle, That

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