California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Warfield, B277726 (Cal. App. 2018):
When a defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, we review the entire record in the light most favorable to the judgment to determine whether any rational trier of fact could have found the evidence proved the elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. (People v. Manibusan (2013) 58 Cal.4th 40, 87.) We draw all reasonable inferences in favor of the judgment and do not resolve credibility issues or evidentiary conflicts. (Ibid.)
Under section 288, subdivision (a), " 'any touching' of an underage child accomplished with the intent of arousing the
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