What is the test for proving the essential elements of a crime beyond a reasonable doubt?
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The following excerpt is from Ambriz v. Cate, Case No.: 1:12-cv-01598-SAB (HC) (E.D. Cal. 2013):
the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could find the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 319 (1979). Sufficiency claims are judged by the elements defined by state law. Id. at 324, n. 16.
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