The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Quintero-Barraza, 57 F.3d 836 (9th Cir. 1995):
7 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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