What is the test for assessing a defendant's claim that the evidence at trial was insufficient to support the jury's verdict?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from U.S.A v. Serafin, No. 09-0860-cr (2nd Cir. 2010):

To assess defendant's claim that the evidence at trial was insufficient to support the jury's verdict, "we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the government, drawing all inferences in the government's favor and deferring to the jury's assessments of the witnesses' credibility." United States v. Hawkins, 547 F.3d 66, 70 (2d Cir. 2008). 'We must evaluate the evidence in its totality, and uphold the jury's verdict as long as any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt." United States v. Rojas, No. 09-3007-cr, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 16679, at *11 (2d Cir. Aug. 12, 2010) (citations, internal quotation marks, and emphasis omitted).

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