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authority type
case
jurisdiction
federal_nationwide
publication status
published_united_states_reports
precedential status
binding
decision or issuance date
1979-06-28
subsequent history
Official source reviewed through 2026-08-25.
negative treatment status
Official primary sources checked through 2026-08-25; comprehensive commercial citator not run.
material limitations
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Jackson v. Virginia

Holding used

Constitutional sufficiency asks whether, viewing the evidence most favorably to the prosecution, any rational factfinder could find every essential element beyond a reasonable doubt.

Material limitation

The charged elements and complete admitted-evidence record control; the standard does not authorize credibility reweighing.

Official source and pinpoints

443 U.S. 307, 318–19 (1979): https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-443/pdf/USREPORTS-443-307.pdf