State v. Jok
Annotate this Case
The Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the court of appeals affirming the judgment of the trial court convicting Defendant of two counts of sexual battery, holding that the victim's testimony was materially consistent and sufficient to support Defendant's conviction.
Defendant's conviction was based primarily on testimony from the victim. On appeal, Defendant argued that the victim's testimony was so inherently improbable that it could not support a finding of guilt. The court of appeals affirmed. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) a defendant does not need to raise a sufficiency of the evidence claim at a bench trial to preserve the issue for appeal; and (2) the victim's testimony was far from inherently improbable but was, rather, overwhelmingly and materially consistent and sufficient to support a conviction.
Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.