In a federal habeas review of a claim of insufficiency of evidence, what is the meaning of the phrase "all evidence must be considered in the light most favorable to the prosecution"?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Calderon-Silva v. Hollen, No. 2: 14-cv-0052 GEB DAD P (E.D. Cal. 2015):
In conducting federal habeas review of a claim of insufficiency of the evidence, "all evidence must be considered in the light most favorable to the prosecution." Ngo v. Giurbino,
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