What is the test for determining whether the evidence presented at trial was sufficient to establish a violation of Section 5 of the Sexual Offences Act?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Shellock, A148591 (Cal. App. 2017):

"Whether the evidence presented at trial was sufficient to establish a violation of the statute under a proper construction of the statute is subject to deferential review. [Citation.] When reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction, our 'task is to "review the whole record in the light most favorable to the judgment below to determine whether it discloses substantial evidencethat is, evidence that is reasonable, credible, and of solid valuesuch that a reasonable trier of fact could find the defendant

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guilty beyond a reasonable doubt." ' " (People v. Guion (2013) 213 Cal.App.4th 1426, 1447.)

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