What is the test for reversal of a conviction based on the sufficiency of the evidence?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Zapata, B253025 (Cal. App. 2015):

"Generally, in reviewing a claim based on the sufficiency of the evidence, the appellate court views the record in the light most favorable to the verdict below to determine whether it discloses evidence that is reasonable, credible, and of solid value such that a reasonable trier of fact could find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. [Citation.] All conflicts in the evidence and questions of credibility are resolved in favor of the verdict, and every reasonable inference the jury could draw from the evidence is indulged. [Citation.]" (People v. Coleman (2007) 146 Cal.App.4th 1363,

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1367.) Reversal "is unwarranted unless it appears 'that upon no hypothesis whatever is there sufficient substantial evidence to support [the conviction].' [Citation.]" (People v. Bolin (1998) 18 Cal.4th 297, 331.)

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