What is the standard of review in a sexual assault case where the prosecution relies mainly on circumstantial evidence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Delara, D057180, Super. Ct. No. SWF012004 (Cal. App. 2011):
"The same standard of review applies to cases in which the prosecution relies mainly on circumstantial evidence." (People v. Maury (2003) 30 Cal.4th 342, 396.)
The uncorroborated testimony of a single witness is sufficient to sustain a conviction or true finding on an enhancement allegation, "unless the testimony is physically impossible or inherently improbable." (People v. Scott (1978) 21 Cal.3d 284, 296.) We do not reweigh the evidence, resolve conflicts in the evidence, or reevaluate
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