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Facts

• The Defendant was convicted of several charges including aggravated battery, aggravated DWI, resisting, driving with a revoked license, open container, and concealing identity. The aggravated battery charge stemmed from an incident where the Defendant allegedly lured the victim in front of the vehicle she was driving, accelerated rapidly causing the victim to jump onto the hood, and subsequently threw the victim onto the street, resulting in injury. Additionally, during the events leading to the charges in CR-417, the Defendant refused to stop her vehicle when pursued by an officer, exhibited signs of alcohol consumption, had an open container of alcohol in her vehicle, and refused to reveal her identity or consent to testing (paras 4-5).

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Plaintiff-Appellee: Argued that the evidence presented, including the victim's testimony and physical evidence, was sufficient to support the Defendant's convictions for all charges.
• Defendant-Appellant: Challenged the sufficiency of the evidence for the convictions, suggesting discrepancies in the evidence or alternative inferences that could be drawn from it. The Defendant also contended that the incident leading to the aggravated battery charge was an accident and questioned the basis for the vehicle stop.

Legal Issues

• Whether the evidence presented was sufficient to support the Defendant's convictions for aggravated battery, aggravated DWI, resisting, driving with a revoked license, open container, and concealing identity.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the convictions for all charges against the Defendant.

Reasons

• The Court, led by Chief Judge Linda M. Vanzi with Judges Stephen G. French and Emil J. Kiehne concurring, held that the evidence, when viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, was sufficient to support the Defendant's convictions. The Court outlined the two-step process for reviewing the sufficiency of evidence, emphasizing that the evidence must justify a finding by any rational trier of fact that each element of the crime charged has been established beyond a reasonable doubt. The Court rejected the Defendant's arguments regarding discrepancies in the evidence or alternative inferences, noting that the jury was free to reject the Defendant's testimony that the incident was an accident. Additionally, the Court dismissed the Defendant's challenge to the basis for the vehicle stop, noting that this issue was not raised in her docketing statement and was not preserved for appeal (paras 3-7).