California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Estrella, 31 Cal.App.4th 716, 37 Cal.Rptr.2d 383 (Cal. App. 1995):
With respect to defendant's claim of insufficiency of the evidence, it is established that in reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence, an appellate [31 Cal.App.4th 725] court must draw all inferences in support of the verdict that reasonably can be deduced and must uphold the judgment if, after viewing all the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. (People v. Jackson (1989) 49 Cal.3d 1170, 1199-1200, 264 Cal.Rptr. 852, 783 P.2d 211.) Substantial evidence is evidence of ponderable legal significance, reasonable in nature, credible and of solid value. (People v. Johnson (1980) 26 Cal.3d 557, 576, 162 Cal.Rptr. 431, 606 P.2d 738.) Here, the officers' testimony regarding the attire of the pursuing officers was essentially uncontradicted and constituted credible evidence. Defendant's contention is rejected. 8
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