In reviewing a claim of insufficiency of the evidence, does the court review the entire record in the light of the whole record?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. K.E. (In re K.E.), 2d Juv. No. B285373 (Cal. App. 2019):
In reviewing a claim of insufficiency of the evidence, we "review the entire record in the light most favorable to the judgment." (People v. Mohamed (2011) 201 Cal.App.4th 515, 521.) "We neither reweigh the evidence nor reevaluate the credibility of the witnesses." (Ibid.)
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