The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Smith, 42 F.3d 1404 (9th Cir. 1994):
We review the evidence in a light most favorable to the government to determine whether any rational trier of fact could have found the elements of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt. United States v. Kurt, 986 F.2d 309, 312 (9th Cir.1993).
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