The following excerpt is from United States v. Reyes, 16-0344(L), 16-739(con) (2nd Cir. 2017):
"We review challenges to the sufficiency of evidence de novo," but while "view[ing] the evidence in the light most favorable to the government, drawing all inferences in the government's favor and deferring to the jury's assessments of the witnesses' credibility." United States v. Pierce, 785 F.3d 832, 837-38 (2d Cir. 2015). "[T]he evidence must be viewed in
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