What are the elements of a charge of first degree murder?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Cole v. Easter, 15 F.3d 1084 (9th Cir. 1994):
Cole also argues that the jury did not have sufficient evidence to convict him of first degree murder. We review the evidence in the light most favorable to the state to see if any rational jury could have found the essential elements of the charge. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 319 (1979).
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