California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Ross, B237007 (Cal. App. 2012):
determination of the jury based on all the evidence, including but not limited to the injury inflicted. [Citations.]'" (People v. Armstrong (1992) 8 Cal.App.4th 1060, 1065-1066.)
In determining the sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction under section 245, subdivision (a)(1), '"the relevant question is 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.' [Citation.] '[T]he court must review the whole record in the light most favorable to the judgment below to determine whether it discloses substantial evidencethat is, evidence which is reasonable, credible, and of solid valuesuch that a reasonable trier of fact could find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.' [Citation.]" (People v. Taylor (2004) 118 Cal.App.4th 11, 18.)
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