California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. O'Conner, E060763 (Cal. App. 2015):
When considering a challenge to the sufficiency of evidence supporting a conviction, we must " 'review the whole record in the light most favorable to the judgment to determine whether it contains substantial evidencei.e., evidence that is credible and of solid valuefrom which a rational trier of fact could have found the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.' " (People v. Jennings (1991) 53 Cal.3d 334, 364.) Even where the evidence of guilt is primarily circumstantial, the standard of appellate review is the same. (People v. Holt (1997) 15 Cal.4th 619, 668 [" ' " 'If the circumstances reasonably justify the [jury's] findings, the opinion of the reviewing court that the circumstances might also be reasonably reconciled with a contrary finding does not warrant a reversal of the judgment' " ' "].) To succeed under a substantial evidence
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