What is the relevant inquiry governing a challenge to the sufficiency of evidence in a sexual assault case?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Glaude, F076021 (Cal. App. 2019):

On appeal, the relevant inquiry governing a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence "'is 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.'" (People v. Nguyen (2015) 61 Cal.4th 1015, 1055.) The reviewing court's task is to review the entire record in the light most favorable to the judgment to determine whether it contains substantial evidenceevidence that is

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