What is the test for a jury to convict a defendant beyond a reasonable doubt?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Brown, 192 Cal.Rptr.3d 746, 240 Cal.App.4th 469 (Cal. App. 2015):

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, 176 Cal.Rptr.3d 103, 331 P.3d 265.)

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