What role does the Court of Appeal have in determining the sufficiency of the evidence in the context of an appeal?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Zanetti, D069069 (Cal. App. 2016):
As we have explained, when sufficiency of the evidence is challenged on appeal, our role in reviewing the evidence is limited. We do not reweigh the evidence and substitute our judgment for that of the jury. (People v. Escobar (1996) 45 Cal.App.4th 477, 481.) Instead, we determine whether any rational trier of fact could find the
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