What is the test for a motion for a judgment of acquittal based on alleged insufficiency of the evidence?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. O'Riley, 995 F.2d 234 (9th Cir. 1993):
In reviewing the district court's denial of a motion for a judgment of acquittal based on alleged insufficiency of the evidence, this court must consider whether, considering the evidence in the light most favorable to the government, any rational trier of fact could have found the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of each essential element of the crimes charged. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 319 (1979).
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