How do we review the evidence in the light most favorable to the judgment below?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Flores, 2 Cal.App.5th 855, 206 Cal.Rptr.3d 732 (Cal. App. 2016):
3 Where, as here, a defendant contends the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction, we must review the whole record in the light most favorable to the judgment below to determine whether it discloses substantial evidencethat is, evidence which is reasonable, credible, and of solid valuesuch that a reasonable trier of fact could find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. (People v. Johnson (1980) 26 Cal.3d 557, 578, 162 Cal.Rptr. 431, 606 P.2d 738.) We state the facts in the light most favorable to the judgment.
3 Where, as here, a defendant contends the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction, we must review the whole record in the light most favorable to the judgment below to determine whether it discloses substantial evidencethat is, evidence which is reasonable, credible, and of solid valuesuch that a reasonable trier of fact could find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. (People v. Johnson (1980) 26 Cal.3d 557, 578, 162 Cal.Rptr. 431, 606 P.2d 738.) We state the facts in the light most favorable to the judgment.
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