ABSTRACT

In addition, the purpose of this evaluation is to analyze the foundations and basis for the police gang experts’ sworn expert witness testimony provided at trial and or at preliminary hearings.

Legal Standard of Review: Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

ere must be some competent evidence to support each and every element of the oense, or the nding must fail. ough circumstantial evidence may be considered in making the determination, all inferences must be reasonable, and any inferences that derive from speculation, conjecture, or guesswork must be discarded.