Opinion ID: 559043
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Heading: Sufficiency of the Evidence to Convict Lupio of Conspiracy.

Text: 33 Lupio argues that the evidence is insufficient to support the jury's verdict that he agreed to participate in a conspiracy. This contention lacks merit. 34 Lupio was present at the breakfast meeting of the conspirators on the day the cocaine was delivered. The record also shows that he engaged in conduct that furthered the object of the conspiracy. He transported the cocaine. He asked the undercover agents for the money. He opened the compartments in which the cocaine was hidden. 35 We must respect the exclusive province of the jury to determine credibility of witnesses, resolve evidentiary conflicts, and draw reasonable inferences from the proven facts, by assuming the jury resolved all such matters in a manner which supports the verdict. United States v. Gillock, 886 F.2d 220, 222 (9th Cir.1989). The record contains sufficient evidence to persuade a rational jury beyond a reasonable doubt that Lupio knowingly entered into an agreement to distribute cocaine. 36