California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Brewer v. Superior Court of Contra Costa Cnty., 16 Cal.App.5th 1019, 225 Cal.Rptr.3d 1 (Cal. App. 2017):
testified at the hearing nor does it resolve conflicting factual contentions. [Citations.] The function is similar to that of an appellate court reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain a judgment and involves the determination of a legal issue only. [Citation.]" ( People v. Superior Court (Cooper) (2003) 114 Cal.App.4th 713, 717, 7 Cal.Rptr.3d 862.)
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