United States v. Rufai

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• explaining that to succeed on plain-error review, appellant must establish (1) that error occurred, (2) that it was plain, (3) that it affected his or her substantial rights, and (4
• noting that sufficiency standard is whether, viewing evidence “in the light most favorable to the government[,] . . . a reasonable jury could find [the defendant] guilty beyond a reasonable doubt” (third alteration in original
• finding impermissible speculation where the conclusion was five steps removed from the evidence
• “[I]nferences may become so attenuated from underlying evidence as to cast doubt on the trier of fact’s ultimate conclusion.” (internal quotation marks omitted)
• “The test is . . . whether a rational jury could have found each element of a crime beyond a reasonable doubt.”
• setting forth four steps of plain error review

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