Opinion ID: 215788
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Heading: standard of review

Text: We review “de novo the denial of a Rule 29 motion for a judgment of acquittal.” United States v. Xu, 599 F.3d 452, 453 (5th Cir. 2010). In determining if there was sufficient evidence to support a conviction, the “relevant question is whether, 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.” United States v. Valle, 538 F.3d 341, 344 (5th Cir. 2008) (quoting Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 319 (1979)) (internal quotation marks omitted) (emphasis in original). We draw all reasonable inferences and make all credibility determinations in the light most favorable to the verdict. United States v. Villarreal, 324 F.3d 319, 322 (5th Cir. 2003).