The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Monroe, 863 F.2d 887 (9th Cir. 1988):
The defendant attacks the circumstantial nature of this evidence. She questions the alleged motive for the crime, and why her daughters, including one who was initially suspected of the crime, located the murder weapon when officers failed twice to find it. Even if these questions produce doubt in our minds, however, it is the jury's responsibility to weigh the evidence and to resolve conflicts. See United States v. Goode, 814 F.2d 1353, 1355 (9th Cir.1987). "The
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