What is considered "substantial evidence" in a criminal case?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Daniel, B275303 (Cal. App. 2019):

"Substantial evidence is evidence which is ' "reasonable in nature, credible, and of solid value." ' [Citation.] 'In reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence, we must determine "whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt." ' [Citation.] We must presume in support of the judgment the existence of every fact that the trier of fact could reasonably deduce from the evidence." (People v. Medina (2009) 46 Cal.4th 913, 919.)

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