What is the test for a sufficiency of evidence claim?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Garcia, E057421 (Cal. App. 2014):
In reviewing a sufficiency of evidence claim, our role is limited; we determine whether, on the entire record, a rational trier of fact could find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. (People v. Smith (2005) 37 Cal.4th 733, 738-739.) On appeal, we must view the evidence in the light most favorable to the People and must presume in support of the judgment the existence of every fact the trier could reasonably
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