The following excerpt is from USA. v. Garcia, 210 F.3d 973 (9th Cir. 2000):
Corona-Garcia renews this argument on appeal and contends that the district court erred when it denied his motion for acquittal. We review such contentions de novo and ask whether, "after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt." United States v. Bahena-Cardenas, 70 F.3d 1071, 1072-73 (9th Cir. 1995) (citations and emphasis omitted).
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