On a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence in a sexual assault case, what is the state of the law on the basis of the facts of the case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Sanford, B264626 (Cal. App. 2018):
On a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution to determine whether any rational trier of fact could have found the elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. (People v.
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