What is the legal test used to determine the sufficiency of evidence in an appeal?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Galvan, F068752 (Cal. App. 2016):

For an appeal challenging the sufficiency of evidence, we review the entire record in the light most favorable to the judgment to determine whether a reasonable jury could have found the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt based on credible evidence that is of solid value. (People v. Houston (2012) 54 Cal.4th 1186, 1215.) We are to presume the existence of any fact the jury could have reasonably deduced from the evidence in support of the judgment. In doing this review, we neither reevaluate a witness's credibility nor reweigh the evidence. If the jury's findings are reasonably

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