When reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence in a sexual assault case, what is the test for determining if the evidence is sufficient to convict the accused?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from United States v. Koziol, 993 F.3d 1160 (9th Cir. 2021):

When reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence, we ask whether, "after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt." United States v. Nevils , 598 F.3d 1158, 116364 (9th Cir. 2010) (en banc) (quoting Jackson v. Virginia , 443 U.S. 307, 319, 99 S.Ct. 2781, 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979) ; other citation omitted). When the evidence presents "conflicting inferences," we "must

[993 F.3d 1177]

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