What is the test for a Rule 29 motion for a judgment of acquittal of a defendant who challenged the sufficiency of evidence supporting the RICO enterprise?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from United States v. Christensen, 828 F.3d 763 (9th Cir. 2015):

Defendants challenged the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the RICO enterprise in a Rule 29 motion, which the district court denied. The denial of a Rule 29 motion for judgment of acquittal is reviewed de novo. United States v. Chapman , 528 F.3d 1215, 1218 (9th Cir. 2008). The court view[s] the evidence in the light most favorable to the government and determine[s] whether any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. Id. (citation and internal quotation marks omitted); see United States v. Nevils , 598 F.3d 1158, 116364 (9th Cir. 2010) (en banc).

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