California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Bunch, C085051 (Cal. App. 2020):
Under the substantial evidence standard of review, we view the record in the light most favorable to the verdict. (People v. Smith (2005) 37 Cal.4th 733, 738-739.) "In reviewing a sufficiency of evidence claim, the reviewing court's role is a limited one. ' "The proper test for determining a claim of insufficiency of evidence in a criminal case is whether, on the entire record, a rational trier of fact could find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. [Citations.] On appeal, we must view the evidence in the
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