United States v. Jesus Guzman-Gonzales

963 F.2d 380 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jesus GUZMAN-GONZALES, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-50268. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 6, 1992. * Decided May 14, 1992. 1 Before JAMES R. BROWNING, FARRIS, Circuit Judges, and MACBRIDE, Senior District Judge. ** 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 To decide a sufficiency of the evidence claim, we must determine "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. Medina, 940 F.2d 1247, 1250 (9th Cir.1991) (citations omitted). A conspiracy requires: 1) an agreement to accomplish an illegal objective; 2) coupled with one or more overt acts; and 3) the requisite intent necessary to commit the underlying substantive offense. Id. 4 The testimony of several witness confirmed that the 16703 Brookport…