What is the test for a jury to convict a man of assault?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Smith, 180 Cal.Rptr.3d 100, 337 P.3d 1159, 60 Cal.4th 603 (Cal. 2014):
People v. Davis, supra, 8 Cal.App.4th at p. 45, 10 Cal.Rptr.2d 381.) It suffices if the jury unanimously agrees that the prosecution has proven beyond a reasonable doubt
[337 P.3d 1170]
every element necessary to establish guilt of a discrete crime.
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