Opinion ID: 3090590
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Heading: standard of review

Text: Sufficiency of the evidence challenges are reviewed de novo. United States v. Grant, 683 F.3d 639, 642 (5th Cir. 2012). When reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence, a court must determine whether “any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a 7 In fact, the jury charge contained a detailed description of the elements of the charges against Defendants-Appellants. 10 Case: 11-20791 Document: 00512491278 Page: 11 Date Filed: 01/07/2014 No. 11-20791 reasonable doubt.” United States v. Moreno-Gonzalez, 662 F.3d 369, 372 (5th Cir. 2011) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted). Evidence is to be viewed “in the light most favorable to the verdict.” Id. (internal quotation marks and citation omitted). Moreover, courts are to “accept[] all credibility choices and reasonable inferences made by the trier of fact which tend to support the verdict.” Id. (internal quotation marks and citation omitted). The evidence presented need not “exclude every reasonable hypothesis of innocence or be wholly inconsistent with every conclusion except that of guilt.” Id. (internal quotation marks and citation omitted). Furthermore, “any conflict in the evidence must be resolved in favor of the jury’s verdict.” Id. (citation omitted). Nevertheless, we do “not lightly overturn a determination by the trier of fact that the accused possessed the requisite intent.” United States v. Patel, 485 F. App’x 702, 709 (5th Cir. 2012) (unpublished) (quoting United States v. Robichaux, 995 F.2d 565, 570 (5th Cir. 1993) (internal quotation marks omitted)).