What is the standard of review on appeal when a defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Adib, C077149, C077338 (Cal. App. 2016):

Where, as here, a defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction, "[t]he standard of review is well settled: On appeal, we review the whole record in the light most favorable to the judgment below to determine whether it discloses substantial evidence -- that is, evidence that is reasonable, credible and of solid value -- from which a reasonable trier of fact could find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. [Citations.] ' "[I]f the verdict is supported by substantial evidence, we must accord due deference to the trier of fact and not substitute our evaluation of a witness's credibility for that of the fact finder." ' " (People v. Snow (2003) 30 Cal.4th 43, 66.) "Before the judgment of the trial court can be set aside for the insufficiency of the evidence, it must clearly appear that on no hypothesis whatever is there sufficient substantial evidence to support the verdict of the [finder of fact]." (People v. Hicks (1982) 128 Cal.App.3d 423, 429.)

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