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Facts

• On January 13, 2016, in Clovis, New Mexico, the Defendant and another man visited the victim's home, demanding money or drugs. A physical altercation ensued between the victim and the accompanying man, during which the Defendant attacked the victim with a stun gun and sickle. Subsequently, the Defendant and his accomplice fled with items from the victim, including watches. The victim, who recognized the Defendant, provided his name and description to 911. Law enforcement officers located the Defendant based on this description and found two small baggies containing methamphetamine on his person during a search incident to arrest (para 4).

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Appellant: The Defendant argued that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support his convictions for possession of a controlled substance, robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, and aggravated battery (para 1).
• Appellee: The State, presumably, argued that the evidence was sufficient to support the Defendant's convictions, although specific arguments from the State are not detailed in the decision (para 1).

Legal Issues

• Whether the evidence presented at trial was sufficient to support the Defendant's convictions for possession of a controlled substance, robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, and aggravated battery.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the Defendant's convictions for possession of a controlled substance, robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, and aggravated battery (para 5).

Reasons

• The Court, comprising Judge Kristina Bogardus, Chief Judge J. Miles Hanisee, and Judge Zachary A. Ives, unanimously affirmed the Defendant's convictions. The Court engaged in a two-step analysis to evaluate the sufficiency of the evidence, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the guilty verdict and determining whether a rational trier of fact could find each element of the crimes charged established beyond a reasonable doubt. The Court found that the trial testimony from the victim, along with the evidence of methamphetamine found on the Defendant, constituted substantial evidence supporting the verdict. The Court concluded that the evidence was sufficient to support each of the Defendant's convictions, affirming the verdict without the need to reweigh evidence or substitute its judgment for that of the jury (paras 2-5).