DueProcess Privacy
Whether there was sufficient evidence to support a conviction for obstruction of a homicide investigation
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 1. Reasonable jurist would debate that the State failed te meet its burden of proof of beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. Quinn is guilty of the offense beyond a reasonable douht. 2. Reasonable jurists would conclude that knowledge of the probability of a criminal investigation and specific intent to distert a criminal investigation are required elements of Obstruction of Justice. Here, the State cannot prove there was a homicide, rather than suicide. Even if the State has shown Mr. Quinn moved his friend's body, it has failed to show that Mr. Quinn acted with requisite knewledge and intent rdated to a homicide investigation, rather than acting to avoid police discovering an outstanding warrant. Is there suffident evidence to support a conviction of obstruction of a homicide investigation?