What is the role of the California Superior Court in determining the sufficiency of evidence in a sexual assault case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Handrinos, G056950 (Cal. App. 2020):
"In reviewing a sufficiency of evidence claim, the reviewing court's role is a limited one." (People v. Smith (2005) 37 Cal.4th 733, 738.) We "evaluate the whole record in the light most favorable to the judgment to determine whether it discloses substantial evidence evidence that is reasonable, credible, and of solid value from which a reasonable trier of fact could find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable
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