What is the test for establishing a reasonable doubt in a sexual assault case?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Alaniz, B252549 (Cal. App. 2014):

to determine the credibility of a witness and the truth or falsity of the facts upon which a determination depends. [Citation.]" (People v. Maury (2003) 30 Cal.4th 342, 403.)

The jury was clearly instructed that an element of the charges was that the victim was under the age of 14 when the lewd acts occurred. A rational jury could have found that the prosecution proved this element of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. Thus, "the due process clause of the United States Constitution is satisfied [citation] as is the due process clause of article I, section 15 of the California Constitution." (People v. Osband (1996) 13 Cal.4th 622, 690.)

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