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Facts: The People charge Arman Reyes with murder and robbery following a pharmacy hijacking at 11:15 p.m. A fingerprint recovered from the pharmacy’s cash drawer matches Reyes’s prints on file. A bystander testifies she saw a man in a tan hoodie flee toward an alley. Reyes testifies he was at a hospital from 10:45 p.m. to 12:15 a.m., supported by a nurse’s testimony and hospital records; the hospital’s CCTV shows a blurred figure. The pharmacy’s CCTV is grainy and does not clearly identify individuals. The prosecution relies on (i) the fingerprint link as a direct link to Reyes, (ii) the eyewitness’s testimony as direct evidence of involvement, and (iii) the alibi corroborated by the hospital records. Question: Which statement best describes the controlling standard of proof and the likely sufficiency of the evidence to convict beyond reasonable doubt given these facts?