California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Powell, 236 Cal.Rptr.3d 316, 422 P.3d 973, 5 Cal.5th 921 (Cal. 2018):
of the substantial evidence test, in which the appellate court reviews the entire record in the light most favorable to the jurys determination and affirms that determination if it is supported by evidence that is "reasonable, credible and of solid value." ( People v. Dunkle (2005) 36 Cal.4th 861, 885, 32 Cal.Rptr.3d 23, 116 P.3d 494.) This is the standard of review applied to a jury finding of competency to stand trial, an analogous inquiry in which the defendant bears the burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence. ( Ibid . ; People v. Marshall (1997) 15 Cal.4th 1, 31, 61 Cal.Rptr.2d 84, 931 P.2d 262.) We therefore hold that a jurys finding of sanity will be affirmed if it is supported by evidence that is reasonable, credible, and of solid value, from which a reasonable trier of fact could find the defendant sane by a preponderance of the evidence.
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