California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lopez, S073597 (Cal. 2013):
Defendant offers alternative and innocuous explanations of the evidence that supports his conviction. Under the substantial evidence rule, however, " 'if the circumstances reasonably justify the jury's findings, the judgment may not be reversed simply because the circumstances might also reasonably be reconciled with a contrary finding.' [Citation.] Accordingly, we need not and do not address all of defendant['s] assertions of conflict[] in the evidence, or [his] alternative theories regarding the inference[] that should have been drawn from the evidence." (People v. Letner and Tobin (2010) 50 Cal.4th 99, 162.)
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