What is the test for assessing the sufficiency of premeditation and deliberation in a sexual assault case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Valcarenghi, C087742 (Cal. App. 2020):
It is well settled that: " 'When considering a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction, 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.' " (People v. Battle (2011) 198 Cal.App.4th 50, 61-62.) The parties agree that the framework of People v. Anderson
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(1968) 70 Cal.2d 15, is relevant in assessing the sufficiency of the evidence of premeditation and deliberation.
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