California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Virgil, S047867 (Cal. 2011):
"A reviewing court faced with such a claim determines '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.' (Jackson v. Virginia (1979) 443 U.S. 307, 319, italics omitted;
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