The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Howard, D.C. No. 3:09-cr-05350-RBL-1, No. 10-30038 (9th Cir. 2011):
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, a rational juror could have found all of the essential elements of both crimes beyond a reasonable doubt. See Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 319 (1979).
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