What is our role as a court of appeal?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People ex rel. Becerra v. Shine, A154234 (Cal. App. 2020):
The Attorney General misconstrues our role. As a court of appeal, we must affirm a lower court's factual findings if they are supported by substantial evidence. (Williams v. Saunders (1997) 55 Cal.App.4th 1158, 1162 ["The trial court's factual findings . . . are subject to limited appellate review and will not be disturbed if supported by substantial evidence."].)6
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