The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Benitez-Osuna, 925 F.2d 1471 (9th Cir. 1991):
There is sufficient evidence to support a criminal conviction if, reviewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the government, any rational trier of fact could have found each element of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. United States v. Adler, 879 F.2d 473, 495 (9th Cir.1988).
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