What is the test for a challenge to the sufficiency of evidence in a sexual assault case?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Zuniga, G055549 (Cal. App. 2019):

"Our task in deciding a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence is a well-established one. '[W]e review the whole record in the light most favorable to the judgment below to determine whether it discloses substantial evidencethat is, evidence that is reasonable, credible, and of solid valuefrom which a reasonable trier of fact could find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.'" (People v. Solomon (2010) 49 Cal.4th 792, 811.)

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