What is the test for determining guilt in a criminal trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Centeno, 180 Cal.Rptr.3d 649, 338 P.3d 938, 60 Cal.4th 659 (Cal. 2014):
A criminal trial is regulated by rules of procedure. A jury may only decide the issue of guilt based on the evidence presented at trial, with the presumption of innocence as its starting point. Although the jurors may rely on common knowledge and experience in evaluating the evidence (People v. Leonard (2007) 40 Cal.4th 1370, 1414, 58 Cal.Rptr.3d 368, 157 P.3d 973 ), they
[60 Cal.4th 670]
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