What is the test for overturning a finding of guilty of sexual assault?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Canida, E065999 (Cal. App. 2017):
is the jury, not the appellate court[,] which must be convinced of the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. '"If the circumstances reasonably justify the trier of fact's findings, the opinion of the reviewing court that the circumstances might also reasonably be reconciled with a contrary finding does not warrant a reversal of the judgment."' [Citations.]"'" (People v. Rodriguez (1999) 20 Cal.4th 1, 11.)
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