What is the standard of review for sufficient evidence in a sexual assault case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Velasco, 185 Cal.Rptr.3d 94, 235 Cal.App.4th 66 (Cal. App. 2015):
The standard of review for a sufficiency of the evidence claim is well established. We review the entire record in the light most favorable to the judgment to determine whether it contains substantial evidencethat is, evidence that is reasonable, credible, and of solid valuefrom which a reasonable trier of fact could find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. (People v. Steele (2002) 27 Cal.4th 1230, 1249, [120 Cal.Rptr.2d 432, 47 P.3d 225].)
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