People v. Macias CA4/1

DISCUSSION

I. Standard of Review

The applicable standard is well-settled. “ ‘We “ ‘ “must review the whole record in the light most favorable to the judgment below to determine whether it discloses substantial evidence—that 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. Parker (2022) 13 Cal.5th 1, 29.) “We consider ‘ “whether . . . any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.” ’ [Citation.] ‘[A] reviewing court “presumes in support of the judgment the existence of every fact the trier could reasonably deduce from the evidence.” ’ ” (People v. Holmes, McClain and Newborn (2022) 12 Cal.5th 719, 780.) When considering the sufficiency of the evidence, we do not reweigh the evidence or question witness credibility as long as the witness’s testimony is not inherently improbable. (People v. Reed (2018) 4 Cal.5th 989, 1006.)

3 “A reversal for insufficient evidence ‘is unwarranted unless it appears “that upon no hypothesis whatever is there sufficient substantial evidence to support” ’ the jury’s…