What is the test for overturning a conviction on the grounds of "beyond a reasonable doubt"?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. BRADLEY, B202011, No. BA271804 (Cal. App. 2010):
beyond a reasonable doubt." [Citation.] Instead, 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.' [Citations.].... 'Reversal on this ground is unwarranted unless it appears "that upon no hypothesis whatever is there sufficient substantial evidence to support [the conviction]."' [Citations.]" (People v. Gaut (2002) 95 Cal.App.4th 1425, 1430.)
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