How does the Court of Appeal treat a challenge to the sufficiency of evidence to support a judgment in a criminal case?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Sanchez, F075385 (Cal. App. 2019):

When considering a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence to support a judgment in a criminal case, we review the record in the light most favorable to the judgment and decide whether it contains substantial evidence from which a reasonable finder of fact could make the necessary finding beyond a reasonable doubt. The evidence must be reasonable, credible and of solid value. We presume every inference in support of the judgment the finder of fact could reasonably have made. We do not reweigh the evidence or reevaluate witness credibility. We cannot reverse the judgment merely because the evidence could be reconciled with a contrary finding. (People v. D'Arcy (2010) 48 Cal.4th 257, 293.)

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