What is the test for circumstantial evidence in a criminal case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. The Superior Court Of Los Angeles County, B225827, No. NA084357 (Cal. App. 2010):
"'[A]lthough there must be some showing as to the existence of each element of the charged crime [citation] such a showing may be made by means of circumstantial evidence supportive of reasonable inferences on the part of the magistrate.'" (People v. Superior Court (Jurado) (1992) 4 Cal.App.4th 1217, 1226, brackets in original.)
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