What is the standard for a finding of insufficient evidence in a criminal case?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Davis, F076884 (Cal. App. 2020):

of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.' [Citation.] In so doing, a reviewing court 'presumes in support of the judgment the existence of every fact the trier could reasonably deduce from the evidence.' " (People v. Edwards (2013) 57 Cal.4th 658, 715.) The same standard applies to a claim that insufficient evidence supported a jury's gang enhancement finding. (People v. Villalobos (2006) 145 Cal.App.4th 310, 321-322.)

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