The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Bice, 48 F.3d 1229 (9th Cir. 1995):
There is sufficient evidence to support a conviction if, viewing the record as a whole in the light most favorable to the government, a rational trier of fact could have found the elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. United States v. Gutierrez, 995 F.2d 169, 171 (9th Cir.1993).
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