What is the totality of the evidence against defendant in his possession of a controlled substance?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Morales, 104 Cal.Rptr.2d 582, 18 P.3d 11, 25 Cal.4th 34 (Cal. 2001):

15. Considering the totality of this evidence, even in the light most favorable to the judgment below, I find it fails to "disclose[] substantial evidencethat is, evidence which is reasonable, credible, and of solid value such that a reasonable trier of fact could find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt." (People v. Johnson (1980) 26 Cal.3d 557, 578, 162 Cal.Rptr. 431, 606 P.2d 738.) The prosecution made no serious attempt, apart from relying on defendant's state of intoxication, to establish the elements of possession of a controlled substance according to the foregoing standard.

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