What is the test for sufficiency of evidence in a criminal case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Batchelor, E054475 (Cal. App. 2014):
When a defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his criminal conviction, this court "'"review[s] the entire record in the light most favorable to the judgment to determine whether it contains substantial evidencethat is, evidence that is reasonable, credible, and of solid valuefrom which a reasonable trier of fact could find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt."'" (People v. Castaneda (2011) 51 Cal.4th 1292, 1322.)
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