California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Torkelson, D055104, No. SCD193624 (Cal. App. 2011):
In reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction, we determine " 'whether from the evidence, including all reasonable inferences to be drawn therefrom, there is any substantial evidence of the existence of each element of the offense charged.' [Citations.]" (People v. Crittenden (1994) 9 Cal.4th 83, 139, fn. 13.) Under such standard, we review the facts adduced at trial in full and in the light most favorable to the
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