What is the test for determining whether a rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of a crime beyond a reasonable doubt?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Hill, D073931 (Cal. App. 2020):

or inherently improbable. (People v. Young (2005) 34 Cal.4th 1149, 1181.) " '[T]he relevant question is whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.' " (People v. Hatch (2000) 22 Cal.4th 260, 272, italics omitted.)

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