What is the test for determining whether a person can be found guilty of a criminal offence?

"New York", United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Taylor, 63 Misc.3d 897, 99 N.Y.S.3d 596 (N.Y. Crim. Ct. 2019):

an offense, the court must do so in the light most favorable to the people (see People v. Williams, 84 N.Y.2d 925, 620 N.Y.S.2d 811, 644 N.E.2d 1367 [1994] ;

[99 N.Y.S.3d 601]

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