What is the standard of review in the context of an allegation of sexual assault?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Bell, 261 Cal.Rptr.3d 563, 48 Cal.App.5th 1 (Cal. App. 2020):
[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. [Citation.] This standard applies whether direct or circumstantial evidence is involved. [Citation.]" ( People v. Avila (2009) 46 Cal.4th 680, 701, 94 Cal.Rptr.3d 699, 208 P.3d 634.)
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