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

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Medina-Soto, E062405 (Cal. App. 2016):

"In considering such a challenge '"we review the entire record in the light most favorable to the judgment to determine whether it contains substantial evidence that is, evidence that is reasonable, credible, and of solid value from 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. Williams (2015) 61 Cal.4th 1244, 1281.)

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