What is the test for reducing the sufficiency of evidence in a criminal case?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Johnson, A147912 (Cal. App. 2018):

" 'When a defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, " '[t]he court must review the whole record in the light most favorable to the judgment below to determine whether it discloses substantial evidencethat is, evidence which is reasonable, credible, and of solid valuesuch that a reasonable trier of fact could find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.' " ' . . . 'Although a jury must acquit if it finds the evidence susceptible of a reasonable interpretation favoring innocence, it is the jury rather than the reviewing court that weighs the evidence, resolves conflicting inferences and determines whether the People have established guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.' [Citation.] ' " '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.' " ' " (People v. Casares (2016) 62 Cal.4th 808, 823-824.)

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