Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. Ross E. HASTINGS, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2003-01-28
Citations: 56 F. App'x 779
Docket Number: No. 02-50191; D.C. No. CR-00-00526-DT-1
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff — Appellee, v. Ross E. HASTINGS, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 56
Pages: 779–780

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff — Appellee, v. Ross E. HASTINGS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 02-50191.
D.C. No. CR-00-00526-DT-1.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Jan. 17, 2003.
Decided Jan. 28, 2003.
Before FRIEDMAN, KOZINSKI and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
The Honorable Daniel M. Friedman, Senior United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
The district court was not required to believe defendant's self-serving and uncorroborated story. There was more than enough evidence for the court to find that defendant drove the car, drove it recklessly and thus lied to the park ranger. See Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 319, 99 S.Ct. 2781, 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979) (finding sufficient evidence where, "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").
AFFIRMED.
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