What are the elements of murder sufficient to allow the jury to find the essential elements of first degree murder?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Buckley v. Borg, 133 F.3d 925 (9th Cir. 1998):
Also, we find that, in viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, the evidence was sufficient to allow the jury to find the essential elements of first degree murder. See Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 319 (1979).
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