What is the standard for reversal of a jury's verdict in a special circumstance case?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. King, B260307 (Cal. App. 2017):

upon which a determination depends. [Citation.] We resolve neither credibility issues nor evidentiary conflicts; we look for substantial evidence. [Citation.]' [Citation.] A reversal for insufficient evidence 'is unwarranted unless it appears "that upon no hypothesis whatever is there sufficient substantial evidence to support"' the jury's verdict. [Citation.]" (People v. Zamudio (2008) 43 Cal.4th 327, 357.) "The same standard applies to special circumstance allegations. [Citation.]" (People v. Tully (2012) 54 Cal.4th 952, 1007.)

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