What is the test for determining the sufficiency of evidence in a murder trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Castaneda, B287541 (Cal. App. 2020):
"In reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence, we must determine 'whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.' " (People v. Davis (1995) 10 Cal.4th 463, 509.)
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