What is the standard of review for the sufficiency of evidence in a sexual assault case?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Shaffer, 985 F.2d 576 (9th Cir. 1993):

The standard of review for the sufficiency of the evidence is whether " 'reviewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.' " United States v. Bishop, 959 F.2d 820, 829 (9th Cir.1992) (quoting Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 319, reh'g denied, 444 U.S. 890 (1979)).

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