What is the test for a jury to determine whether the jury has found the essential elements of a crime beyond a reasonable doubt?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Greenwood v. Meyers, 39 F.3d 1187 (9th Cir. 1994):

We must determine whether "after viewing 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." Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 319 (1979).

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