When a criminal conviction is challenged as lacking evidentiary support, can the verdict of the jury be disturbed?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Wolcott, 122 Cal.App.3d 166, 175 Cal.Rptr. 857 (Cal. App. 1981):

It is a generally accepted principle of appellate review that, where the evidence is in substantial conflict, the verdict of the jury on issues of fact will not be disturbed. When a criminal conviction is "challenged as lacking evidentiary support(,) the court must review the whole record in the light most favorable to the judgment below to determine whether it discloses substantial evidence that is, evidence which is reasonable, credible, and of solid value such that a reasonable trier of fact could find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt." (People v. Johnson (1980) 26 Cal.3d 557, 578, 162 Cal.Rptr. 431, 606 P.2d 738.)

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