What is the test for sufficiency of evidence to support a conviction?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Briggs, B272003 (Cal. App. 2018):

In evaluating the sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction, "'we review the whole record to determine whether any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime . . . beyond a reasonable doubt. [Citation.] The record must disclose substantial evidence to support the verdicti.e., evidence that is reasonable, credible, and of solid valuesuch that a reasonable trier of fact could find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. [Citation.] In applying this test, we review the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution and presume in support of the judgment the existence of every fact the jury could reasonably have deduced from the evidence.'"

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(People v. Penunuri (2018) 5 Cal.5th 126, 142; accord, People v. Casares (2016) 62 Cal.4th 808, 823.)

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