California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Simpson, B289434 (Cal. App. 2019):
"Substantial evidence is evidence sufficient to 'deserve consideration by the jury,' that is, evidence that a reasonable jury could find persuasive." (People v. Barton (1995) 12 Cal.4th 186, 201, fn. 8; see People v. Breverman (1998) 19 Cal.4th 142, 162 ["the existence of 'any evidence, no matter how weak' will not justify instructions on a lesser included offense"].)
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