California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Davis, F065980 (Cal. App. 2015):
"When an appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, the reviewing court must review the whole record in the light most favorable to the judgment to determine whether it contains substantial evidence from which a reasonable trier of fact could have found the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt." (People v. Aispuro (2007) 157 Cal.App.4th 1509, 1511 (Aispuro); see People v. Tripp (2007) 151 Cal.App.4th 951, 955 ["We must draw all reasonable inferences in support of the judgment."].) "For evidence to be 'substantial' it must be of ponderable legal significance, reasonable in nature, credible and of solid value." (Aispuro, supra, at p. 1511.)
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