State v. Durenleau

How courts have described this case

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• reaching sufficiency issue first because it disposed of case, and double jeopardy prevented retrial
• in assessing circumstantial evidence, fact-finder may draw rational inference to determine whether disputed ultimate facts occurred
• “In assessing circumstantial evidence, the fact-finder may draw rational inferences to determine whether disputed ultimate facts occurred.”
• “In assessing circumstantial evidence, the fact-finder may draw rational inferences to determine whether disputed ultimate facts occurred.”
• “The evidence and inferences, 5 however, must add up to more than mere suspicion; the jury cannot bridge evidentiary gaps with speculation.”
• “The evidence and inferences, 5 however, must add up to more than mere suspicion; the jury cannot bridge evidentiary gaps with speculation.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).