California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Welch, 20 Cal.4th 701, 85 Cal.Rptr.2d 203, 976 P.2d 754 (Cal. 1999):
Defendant contends there is insufficient evidence of premeditation and deliberation to support the first degree murder verdicts. "When considering the claim of a criminal defendant that a verdict was not supported by sufficient evidence, 'the court must review the whole record in the light most favorable to the judgment below to determine whether it discloses substantial evidence--that is, evidence which is reasonable, credible, and of solid value--such that a reasonable trier of fact could find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.' " (People v. Hawkins (1995) 10 Cal.4th 920, 955, 42 Cal.Rptr.2d 636, 897 P.2d 574.)
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