What is the standard of review used to determine the sufficiency of evidence at trial?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Pate, 15 F.3d 1093 (9th Cir. 1994):
In judging the sufficiency of the evidence at trial, the standard of review is whether, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the government, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime proved beyond a reasonable doubt. United States v. Mundi, 892 F.2d 817, 820-21 (9th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 111 S.Ct. 1119 (1991).
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