What is the test for a finding of guilty beyond a reasonable doubt?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Peralta, B265960 (Cal. App. 2017):

contains 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." [Citation.] We determine "whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt." [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.]' [Citation.]" (People v. McCurdy (2014) 59 Cal.4th 1063, 1104.)

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