What is the test for a challenge to the sufficiency of evidence in a criminal case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Moore, A146672 (Cal. App. 2018):
We review a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence in a criminal case by this familiar standard: we "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 valuesuch that a reasonable trier of fact could find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt." (People v. Johnson (1980)
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