The following excerpt is from United States v. Halloran, 821 F.3d 321 (2nd Cir. 2016):
Halloran challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his convictions on Counts Five and Six of the indictment, which related to the Discretionary Funds Scheme and charged Halloran with committing wire fraud and violating the Travel Act, respectively. When a defendant challenges the factual sufficiency of the government's case, the standard of review is exceedingly deferential. United States v. Binday, 804 F.3d 558, 572 (2d Cir.2015). We analyze the sufficiency of the evidence in the light most favorable to the government, crediting every inference that could have been drawn in the government's favor, and deferring to the jury's assessment of witness credibility and its assessment of the weight of the evidence, and will uphold the conviction if any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. Id. (internal quotation marks omitted).
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