What is the test used to determine the sufficiency of evidence in a criminal case?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Hughes, 32 Cal.App.4th 1745, 39 Cal.Rptr.2d 653 (Cal. App. 1995):

When a criminal defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain his conviction, this court " 'must view the evidence in a light most favorable to respondent and presume in support of the judgment the existence of every fact the trier could reasonably deduce from the evidence.' " (People v. Johnson (1980) 26 Cal.3d 557, 576, 162 Cal.Rptr. 431, 606 P.2d 738.) The court resolves the issue based on the entire record and determines whether there is substantial evidence as to each of the essential elements of the offense. (Id. at p. 577, 162 Cal.Rptr. 431, 606 P.2d 738.)

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