Is there insufficient evidence to convict a man of possession with intent to sell methamphetamine?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Yant, 892 F.2d 1047 (9th Cir. 1990):
Yant contends that there was insufficient evidence to convict him of possession with intent to sell methamphetamine because he did not exercise "dominion and control" over the contraband. The sufficiency of the evidence is reviewed in the light most favorable to the Government to determine if "any 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) (emphasis in original).
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