California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Koua Xiong, F062474 (Cal. App. 2013):
Considering this evidence in addition to the substantial DNA evidence, the evidence supporting defendant's conviction was more than sufficient. "An 'appellate court's reversal for insufficiency of the evidence is in effect a determination that the government's case against the defendant was so lacking that the trial court should have entered a judgment of acquittal.' [Citation.]" (McDaniel v. Brown, supra, 558 U.S. at p. 131.) Defendant was not entitled to a judgment of acquittal here, nor is he entitled to reversal for insufficient evidence on appeal.
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