Opinion ID: 4541426
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Heading: sufficiency of the evidence

Text: [E]vidence adduced in the trial court must be considered in the strongest light for the prosecution when the appellate court passes on the legal sufficiency of such evidence to support a conviction; the same standard applies whether the case was before a judge or jury. The test on appeal is not whether guilt is established beyond a reasonable doubt, but whether there was substantial evidence to support the conclusion of the trier of fact. State v. Richie, 88 Haw.19, 33, 960 P.2d 1227, 1241 (1998) (quoting State v. Quitog, 85 Hawai#i 128, 145, 938 P.2d 559, 576 (1997)). “Substantial evidence” means “credible evidence which is of sufficient quality and probative value to enable a person of reasonable caution to support a conclusion.” Id. (quoting State v. Eastman, 81 Hawai#i 131, 135, 913 P.2d 57, 61 (1996)). 12  FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST’S HAWAI#I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER