California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Rosas, B241364 (Cal. App. 2013):
To resolve this issue, we review the whole record in the light most favorable to the judgment to decide whether substantial evidence supports the conviction, so that a reasonable jury could find guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. (People v. Tully (2012) 54 Cal.4th 952, 1006.) Substantial evidence is "'"evidence that is reasonable, credible, and of solid value?such that a reasonable trier of fact could find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt."'" (Ibid.) We presume the existence of every fact supporting the judgment that the jury could reasonably deduce from the evidence and make all
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