California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Pink, F070488 (Cal. App. 2017):
For an appeal challenging the sufficiency of evidence, we review the entire record in the light most favorable to the judgment to determine whether a reasonable jury could have found the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt based on "'evidence that is reasonable, credible, and of solid value ....'" (People v. Jones (2013) 57 Cal.4th 899, 960.) In doing this review, we are not required to ask whether we believe the trial evidence established guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. (People v. Johnson (1980) 26 Cal.3d 557, 576.) Rather, the issue is whether any rational jury could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt after viewing the evidence favorably for the prosecution. (Id. at p. 576.) We are to presume the existence of any
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fact the jury could have reasonably deduced from the evidence in support of the judgment. (Ibid.)
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