What is sufficient evidence to sustain a conviction for assault against a defendant who allegedly beat a victim with a belt on the eve of Thanksgiving?

Here, the record contains substantial evidence in support of the convictions. The victim testified that defendant beat him with a belt sometime before Thanksgiving. The victim's brother corroborated that account, testifying he was outside the room when it happened, and the beating occurred two to three days before Thanksgiving. That testimonywhich was also corroborated by other witnessesis sufficient to support the judgment. (See People v. Young (2005) 34 Cal.4th 1149, 1181 ["unless the testimony is physically impossible or inherently improbable, testimony of a single witness is sufficient to support a conviction"].)

Defendant's testimony to the contrary was clearly rejected by the jury. And based upon the evidence in the record, rejecting defendant's account was eminently reasonable. We may not reverse simply because there is conflicting evidence favoring defendant. (See People v. Cortes (1999) 71 Cal.App.4th 62, 71 [on appeal, we do not resolve evidentiary conflicts or reevaluate witness credibility].)

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The judgment is affirmed.