Lujan v. State

Summary

The Wyoming court affirmed Joseph Michael Lujan’s conviction for first-degree sexual assault. Applying the sufficiency-of-the-evidence standard, the court held that the victim’s testimony, corroborating bruising, and other circumstances permitted a rational jury to find the essential elements of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt.

Holdings

1. The evidence was sufficient for a rational jury to find beyond a reasonable doubt that Lujan committed first-degree sexual assault by causing Montoya's submission through physical force or forcible confinement.

Questions Presented

1. Whether sufficient evidence supported Lujan's conviction for first-degree sexual assault beyond a reasonable doubt.

Disposition

affirmed