California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Gonzalez, B283703 (Cal. App. 2018):
"The People must prove each element of an alleged sentence enhancement beyond reasonable doubt." (People v. Delgado (2008) 43 Cal.4th 1059, 1065.) " '[The] trier of fact is entitled to draw reasonable inferences from certified records offered to prove a defendant suffered a prior conviction . . . .' " (Id. at p. 1066.) On review, we examine the record "in the light most favorable to the judgment [citation] to determine whether
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substantial evidence supports the fact finder's conclusion, i.e., whether a reasonable trier of fact could have found that the prosecution had sustained its burden of proving the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt [citation]." (People v. Tenner (1993) 6 Cal.4th 559, 567.)
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