What is the test for sufficient evidence in a sexual assault case?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Vargas, 265 Cal.Rptr.3d 604, 468 P.3d 1121, 9 Cal.5th 793 (Cal. 2020):

tests whether the evidence was sufficient, not whether hypothetical evidence would have strengthened the prosecution's case. We conclude it was. As with all sufficiency claims, " [w]e presume every fact in support of the judgment " that can be " reasonably deduced from the evidence. [Citation.] If the circumstances reasonably justify the trier of fact's findings, reversal of the judgment is not warranted simply because the circumstances might also reasonably be reconciled with a contrary finding. " ( People v. Rivera , supra , 7 Cal.5th at p. 331, 247 Cal.Rptr.3d 363, 441 P.3d 359.)

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