United States v. Hastings

56 F. App'x 779

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: January 28, 2003
• Docket: No. 02-50191; D.C. No. CR-00-00526-DT-1
• Status: Published

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

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The district court was not required to believe defendant’s self-serving and uncorroborated story. There was more than enough evidence for the court to find that defendant drove the car, drove it recklessly and thus lied to the park ranger. See Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 319, 99 S.Ct. 2781, 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979) (finding sufficient evidence where, “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”).

AFFIRMED.

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