What is the test for establishing the elements of the crime or special circumstances beyond a reasonable doubt?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Murray, B296757 (Cal. App. 2020):

elements of the crime or special circumstances beyond a reasonable doubt.'"]; People v. Nguyen (2015) 61 Cal.4th 1015, 1055-1056 ["'[I]t is the jury, not the appellate court which must be convinced of the defendant's guilt . . . .'"].)

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