California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Deleon, F070806 (Cal. App. 2017):
"To determine the sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction, we review the entire record in the light most favorable to the prosecution to determine whether it contains [substantial] evidence that is reasonable, credible[,] and of solid value, from which a rational trier of fact could find that the elements of the crime were established beyond a reasonable doubt." (People v. Tripp (2007) 151 Cal.App.4th 951, 955 (Tripp).) We "presume in support of the judgment the existence of every fact the trier could
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reasonably deduce from the evidence." (People v. Redmond (1969) 71 Cal.2d 745, 755.) "We need not be convinced of the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt; we merely ask whether ' "any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt." [Citation.]' [Citation.]" (Tripp, supra, at p. 955, italics omitted.)
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