What is the standard of review for determining the sufficiency of evidence to support a conviction?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. MARTINEZ, E046651, No. RIF136990 (Cal. App. 2010):
The standard of review for determining the sufficiency of evidence to support a conviction is well settled. We view the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution to determine whether any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime true beyond a reasonable doubt. (People v. Johnson (1980) 26 Cal.3d 557, 576-577.) The same standard of review applies when the prosecution relies
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