Opinion ID: 77413
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Heading: standard of review

Text: 15 This court reviews the denial of a motion for a judgment of acquittal as well as the sufficiency of the evidence to support a jury's verdict de novo. See United States v. Pistone, 177 F.3d 957, 958 (11th Cir.1999). When venue is challenged, this court views the evidence in the light most favorable to the government and makes all reasonable inferences and credibility choices in favor of the jury verdict. United States v. Breitweiser, 357 F.3d 1249, 1253 (11th Cir.2004). A district court's denial of a motion for improper venue is a question of law and subject to de novo review. See United States v. Muench, 153 F.3d 1298, 1300 (11th Cir.1998).