What is the legal test for determining sufficient evidence to overturn a sexual assault conviction?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Doughton v. McDonald, No. 2: 11-cv-2252 JAM KJN P (E.D. Cal. 2013):

"On appeal, an appellate court deciding whether sufficient evidence supports a verdict must determine whether the record contains substantial evidence - which we repeatedly have described as evidence that is reasonable, credible, and of solid value - from which a reasonable jury could find the accused guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. [Citation.]" People v. Hovarter, 44 Cal.4th 983, 996-97 (2008)(italics deleted).

"'In assessing the sufficiency of the evidence, we review the entire record in the light most favorable to the judgment to determine whether it discloses evidence that is reasonable, credible, and of solid value such that a reasonable trier of fact could find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. [Citations.]' [Citation.] We resolve all conflicts in the evidence and questions of credibility in favor of the verdict, and indulge every reasonable inference the jury could draw from the evidence. [Citation.] This standard applies whether direct or circumstantial evidence is involved. [Citation.] ... Reversal is unwarranted unless "'upon no hypothesis whatever is there sufficient substantial evidence to support [the conviction]."' [Citation.]" People v. Mendez, 188 Cal.App.4th 47, 56 (2010).

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