The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Universal Trade and Industries, Inc., 695 F.2d 1151 (9th Cir. 1983):
The standard of review on both issues is the substantial evidence test: whether, when the evidence is viewed in the light most favorable to the government, a reasonable jury could find the defendants guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of each essential element of the crime charged. 1 Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 99 S.Ct. 2781, 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979); United States v. Kenny, 645 F.2d 1323, 1335 (9th Cir.1981); United States v. Jacobo-Gil, 474 F.2d 1213, 1214 (9th Cir.1973).
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