The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Gutierrez, 931 F.2d 898 (9th Cir. 1991):
Sufficient evidence to support a conviction exists if "a reasonable jury, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the government, could have found the defendants guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of each essential element of the crime charged." United States v. Hernandez, 876 F.2d 774, 777 (9th Cir.) (citation omitted), cert. denied, 110 S.Ct. 179 (1989); Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 319 (1979).
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