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f e ns e s . S e e U ni t e d S t a t e s v. J ohns on, 804 F . 2d 1078, 1083 (9th C i r. 19 86 ) ( "T he fa ctthata j ury ver di ctof gu i l ty on o ne coun tof an i ndi c tm e nti s l ogi c a l l y i nc om pa t i bl e w i th ave r di c tof notgui l tyon a nothe rc ount doe s notw a rr a ntr e ve r s a l of the c onvi c t i on. " ) . T he que s t i on i s w he the r , vi e w i ng the evi dence i n the l i gh tm ostfa vo rabl e t o the go vernm ent , any r at i on al tri erof fa ct coul d h ave f

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