What is the test for determining that a rational trier of fact could not have found the essential elements of a crime beyond a reasonable doubt?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Quintero-Barraza, 78 F.3d 1344 (9th Cir. 1996):
8 Even if the evidence is reviewed under the usual standard, we conclude that the record fails to demonstrate that a "rational trier of fact could [not] have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt." United States v. Kaplan, 895 F.2d 618, 620 (9th Cir.1990) (citations omitted) (emphasis in original).
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