What is the test for a jury to determine whether there was sufficient evidence to convict defendant in a drive-by shooting?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Jackson, E070511 (Cal. App. 2020):

In answering this question, I recognize that we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict and we must determine "whether . . . any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt." (Jackson v. Virginia (1979) 443 U.S. 307, 318-319.) To be sure, as the majority points out, there is substantial evidence of defendant's life-threatening acts. Such evidence includes evidence that the drive-by shooting was committed by defendant and his companions using a rental SUV that they drove with the lights turned off towards T.J.

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