What is the test for overturning a finding that the circumstances reasonably justify the findings of a jury?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. H.A. (In re H.A.), D070275 (Cal. App. 2017):
circumstances reasonably justify the [trial court's] findings," the judgment may not be overturned when the circumstances might also reasonably support a contrary finding. . . . We do not reweigh or reinterpret the evidence . . . .' " (People v. Millard (2009) 175 Cal.App.4th 7, 26.)
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