California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Brandon W. (In re Brandon W.), B245789 (Cal. App. 2014):
In reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence to support a juvenile court judgment sustaining the criminal allegations of a juvenile wardship petition (Welf. & Inst. Code, 602), "we must apply the same standard of review applicable to any claim by a criminal defendant challenging the sufficiency of the evidence to support a judgment of conviction on appeal. Under this standard, the critical inquiry is 'whether, after reviewing 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.' (Jackson v. Virginia (1979) 443 U.S. 307, 318-319.) An appellate court 'must review the whole record in the light most favorable to the judgment below to determine whether it discloses substantial evidencethat is, evidence which is reasonable, credible, and of solid
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