Does the standard of review apply to a jury finding that there was insufficient evidence to support the defense?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Street, B267285 (Cal. App. 2017):
Street misapprehends the standard of review. It is immaterial that the jury could have reasonably drawn an inference in favor of the defense, unless that was the only reasonable inference. (See People v. Zamudio (2008) 43 Cal.4th 327, 357 ["A reversal for insufficient evidence 'is unwarranted unless it appears "that upon no hypothesis whatever is there sufficient substantial evidence to support"' the jury's verdict"].)
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