What is the test for reversing a jury verdict for insufficiency of evidence?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from United States v. Bourne, 12-4256-cr (2nd Cir. 2017):
A court of appeals will reverse a jury verdict for insufficiency of the evidence only if it concludes, "after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution," that no "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).
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