What is the test for establishing a defendant's guilt by circumstantial evidence?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Cloud, 1 Cal.App.3d 591, 81 Cal.Rptr. 716 (Cal. App. 1969):

The People may establish defendant's guilt by circumstantial evidence. 'If the circumstances reasonably justify the trier of fact's findings, the opinion of the reviewing court that the circumstances might also be reasonably reconciled with a contrary finding does not warrant a reversal of the judgment.' (People v. Hillery (1965) Supra, 62 Cal.2d 692, 702, 44 Cal.Rptr. 30, 36, 401 P.2d 382, 385, cert. denied, 386 U.S. 938, 87 S.Ct. 958, 17 L.Ed.2d 810.)

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