What is the test for reweighing evidence in a murder case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Saldana, 121 Cal.Rptr. 243, 47 Cal.App.3d 954 (Cal. App. 1975):
An appellate court does not reweigh the evidence. Rather, our task is to determine if substantial evidence supports the judgment. (People v. Reilly, 3 Cal.3d 421, 425, 90 Cal.Rptr. 417, 475 P.2d 649.) The credible testimony of several eyewitnesses, along with a confession by appellant, is certainly substantial evidence.
2. The victim's death was caused by appellant's act.
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