The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Gillock, 886 F.2d 220 (9th Cir. 1989):
We review the evidence in the light most favorable to the government to determine if "any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt." Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 319, 99 S.Ct. 2781,
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