When reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence to support a criminal conviction, what is the test for a federal habeas court?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Barrera v. Muniz, No. 2:14-cv-2260 JAM DB P (E.D. Cal. 2017):

When reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence to support a criminal conviction, a federal habeas court must "determine whether the record evidence could reasonably support a finding of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt." Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 318 (1979). "But this inquiry does not require a court to ask itself whether it believes that the evidence at the trial established guilt beyond a reasonable doubt." Id. at 318-19. "Instead, the relevant question is 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." Id. at 319 (citation omitted).

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