The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Yanez, 944 F.2d 910 (9th Cir. 1991):
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the government, this court determines whether "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). The evidence was sufficient to support the conspiracy conviction.
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