The following excerpt is from United States v. Silverthorne, 430 F.2d 675 (9th Cir. 1970):
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the government, as we must, Baker v. United States, 393 F.2d 604, 609 (9th Cir. 1968) we hold that the testimony of the government witnesses along with the documentary evidence was clearly sufficient to establish the elements of the statutory offenses upon which the convictions rested. In fact,
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the evidence of appellant's guilt was overwhelming.[430 F.2d 679]
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