How have courts treated "substantial evidence" in determining whether substantial evidence is sufficient?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Johnson, B256273 (Cal. App. 2016):
(People v. Fiore (2014) 227 Cal.App.4th 1362, 1378 [instructional error]; People v. Banks (2015) 61 Cal.4th 788, 804 (Banks) [sufficiency of evidence is a "legal question," so we "examine the record independently" for "substantial evidence"].)
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