Does the evidence support the finding that there was insufficient evidence to support a finding that the sexual assault charges against Backman were not supported by the weight of the evidence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Backman v. State, Dept. of Professional and Vocational Standards, Contractors State License Bd., 167 Cal.App.2d 82, 333 P.2d 830 (Cal. App. 1959):
The question here is whether the evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to respondents, sustains the finding of the trial court to the effect that the charges against Backman were not supported by the weight of the evidence. Manning v. Watson, 108 Cal.App.2d 705, 712, 239 P.2d 688.
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