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9 canonical passages across 8 cases, quoted by 58 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from United States v. Larry R. Radtke.

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1 United States v. Larry R. Radtke Anchor
ca7 · 1986
green “need not exclude every reasonable hypothesis of innocence so long as the total evidence permits a conclusion of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.” 10
2 United States v. Walter Pritchard
ca7 · 1984
green “the test is whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the government, 'any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.” 9
3 United States v. Walter Pritchard
ca7 · 1984
green “the test is whether after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the government, 'any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.” 8
4 United States v. Charles H. Grier and Isaac Harper
ca7 · 1989
green “not only is the use of circumstantial evidence permissible, but "circumstantial evidence 'may be the sole support for a conviction.” 8
5 United States v. Lacey Lee Koenig and Lee Graf
ca7 · 1988
green “because conspiracies are carried out in secret, direct proof of agreement is rare.” 6
6 United States v. Manuel Herrera
ca7 · 1985
green “a conspiracy is a 'combination or confederation between two or more persons formed for the purpose of committing, by their joint efforts, a criminal act.” 5
7 United States v. David Patrick Williams and Charles E. Froschauer
ca7 · 1988
green “this evidentiary standard includes, in conspiracy cases, circumstantial as well as direct evidence.” 5
8 United States v. Stuart Steven Noble
ca7 · 1985
green “personally know the individuals involved ... as long as the conspiracy continues and its goal is to achieve a common objective.” 4
9 United States v. Felipe Vega
ca7 · 1988
green “circumstantial evidence may appropriately be utilized to demonstrate both a conspiracy and the defendant's participation in the conspiracy.” 3

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