Does a de novo review apply to a motion for acquittal based on insufficiency of the evidence presented at trial?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from United States v. Laursen, No. 14-30244 (9th Cir. 2017):
We apply de novo review to the denial of a motion for acquittal predicated on insufficiency of the evidence presented at trial. See United States v. Gonzalez, 528 F.3d 1207, 1211 (9th Cir. 2008). "There is sufficient evidence to support a conviction if, viewing the evidence in the light most
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