Is circumstantial evidence sufficient to convict a defendant of assault?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Ros, D076616 (Cal. App. 2020):
The evidence of a defendant's specific intent " 'is almost inevitably circumstantial, but circumstantial evidence is as sufficient as direct evidence to support a conviction.' [Citation.] . . . . 'We "must accept logical inferences that the [finder of fact] might have drawn from the circumstantial evidence. [Citations.]" ' " (People v. Manibusan (2013) 58 Cal.4th 40, 87.)
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