Is one witness's testimony substantial evidence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. West (In re West), D068277 (Cal. App. 2016):
(2005) 34 Cal.4th 1149, 1181 (Young).) One witness's testimony, believed by the trier of fact, is substantial evidence unless physically impossible or apparently false without resorting to inference or deduction. (People v. Scott (1978) 21 Cal.3d 284, 296; People v. Barnes (1986) 42 Cal.3d 284, 305-306.)
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