What is the test for a de novo challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence supporting a jury's verdict?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from United States v. Rawls, No. 10-2554 (Con), No. 11-5467(L) (2nd Cir. 2013):
We review de novo a defendant's challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence supporting a jury's verdict, "viewing the evidence presented in the light most favorable to the government, and drawing all reasonable inferences in its favor." United States v. Davis, 690 F.3d 127, 130 (2d Cir. 2012) (internal quotation marks and alterations omitted). A defendant bears a heavy burden in a sufficiency
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