Is a defendant entitled to a judgment of acquittal if no rational trier of fact found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Ponce, 51 F.3d 820 (9th Cir. 1995):

A defendant is entitled to a judgment of acquittal if no rational trier of fact could find the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. United States v. Shirley, 884 F.2d 1130, 1134 (9th Cir.1989).

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