What is the test for "beyond a reasonable doubt" determination in a criminal case?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Ventura, B263137 (Cal. App. 2016):

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.]'" (People v. Williams (2015) 61 Cal.4th 1244, 1281.)

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