What is the evidence presented to the jury in a sexual assault trial?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Dean, D074371 (Cal. App. 2020):

spanned approximately 14 days and included testimony from several detectives and experts in the field of forensic testing, as well as video surveillance depicting the assault and additional associated expert testimony. The jury was instructed as to the appropriate burdens of proof, including an instruction on reasonable doubt pursuant to CALCRIM No. 220, and the defendants do not allege that the prosecutor contradicted those instructions in her closing argument or at any other point during the trial. In the absence of any evidence to the contrary, we presume the jury understood and followed the court's instruction. (People v. Brady (2010) 50 Cal.4th 547, 566, fn. 9.)

IV. The Evidence Was Sufficient to Support the Verdicts

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