When a defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence support his criminal conviction, what is the standard of review used by this court?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Batchelor, 178 Cal.Rptr.3d 28, 229 Cal.App.4th 1102 (Cal. App. 2014):
When a defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his criminal conviction, this court review[s] the entire record in the light most favorable to the judgment to determine whether it contains substantial evidence--that is, evidence that is reasonable, credible, and of
[178 Cal.Rptr.3d 35]
solid value--from which a reasonable trier of fact could find the defendant guilty beyond a
[229 Cal.App.4th 1109]
reasonable doubt. (People v. Castaneda (2011) 51 Cal.4th 1292, 1322, 127 Cal.Rptr.3d 200, 254 P.3d 249.)
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