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JACKSON v. VIRGINIA

No. 78-5283.

443 U.S. 307 (1979)

JACKSON v. VIRGINIA ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 28, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carolyn J. Colville, by appointment of the Court, 439 U.S. 1064, argued the cause pro hac vice and filed briefs for petitioner.

Marshall Coleman, Attorney General of Virginia, argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief was Linwood T. Wells, Assistant Attorney General.*

MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Constitution prohibits the criminal conviction of any person except upon proof of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. In re Winship, 397 U.S. 358. The question in this case is what standard is to be applied in a federal habeas corpus proceeding when the claim is made that a person has been convicted in a state court upon insufficient...

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