California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Barbarin, D068066 (Cal. App. 2015):
Even where an alternative theory of events was argued to the jury, 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. Rodriguez (1999) 20 Cal.4th 1, 11.) A jury is best able to evaluate inconsistencies in testimony, in order to determine which facts have been shown to be true. (See People v. Barnes (1986) 42 Cal.3d 284,
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