What is the relevant case law in the context of the substantive elements of a sexual assault case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Wilson v. Long, Case No.:12cv415 AJB (BLM) (S.D. Cal. 2013):
In evaluating a sufficiency of the evidence claim, the reviewing federal court must look to the applicable state law defining the substantive elements of the crime. Chein v. Shumsky, 373 F.3d 978, 983 (9th Cir. 2004) (en banc) ("The Jackson standard "must be applied with explicit reference to the substantive elements of the criminal offense as
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