The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Gerwer, 990 F.2d 1262 (9th Cir. 1993):
We review whether the evidence was sufficient to sustain a conviction by asking "whether, after reviewing 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. Jackson, 443 U.S. 307, 319 (1979).
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