Opinion ID: 506128
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Heading: sufficiency of the evidence

Text: 10 Harden asserts that there was insufficient evidence to convict him of possession of a firearm. Harden is foreclosed from arguing this issue. As the Government properly points out in its brief, Harden did not preserve this issue on appeal because he failed to raise it at the district court level. United States v. Curtis, 568 F.2d 643, 647 (9th Cir.1978). 11 However, even if the issue were not foreclosed, Harden's argument is meritless. In this circuit, we will reverse on the basis of insufficient evidence only if, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the Government, we determine that no rational trier of fact could have found the elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. United States v. Martinez, 806 F.2d 945, 946 (9th Cir.1986), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 107 S.Ct. 2197, 95 L.Ed.2d 852 (1987). Viewing the evidence presented to the district court in the light most favorable to the Government, we conclude that there was clearly sufficient evidence to support the conviction.