What is the test for a claim of sufficiency of the evidence in a personal injury case?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Rachal, H040306 (Cal. App. 2015):

"The law we apply in assessing a claim of sufficiency of the evidence is well established: ' " ' "[T]he court 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." ' " ' [Citation.] . . . 'We presume " 'in support of the judgment the existence of every fact the trier could reasonably deduce from the evidence.' [Citation.]" (People v. Gonzales and Soliz (2011) 52 Cal.4th 254, 294.)

A person has the right to use "all force necessary" in self-defense if, based on the "nature of the attack," a reasonable person would be "justified in believing that his [or her] assailant intends to commit a felony upon him [or her]." (People v. Clark (1982)

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