What is the test for a motion for judgment of acquittal of a defendant who was entrapped as a matter of law?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Contreras-Matos, 5 F.3d 541 (9th Cir. 1993):
Montes argues that the district court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal because he was entrapped as a matter of law. In reviewing the denial of this motion, the court must view the evidence in the light most favorable to the government, and decide whether any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. United States v. Citro, 842 F.2d 1149, 1151 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 866 (1988).
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