Opinion
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36-3)
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California; Christina A. Snyder, District Judge, Presiding.
Michael S. Lowe, USLA--Office of the U.S. Attorney, Mary E. Fulginiti, United States Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Edmundo Espinoza B, Del Mar, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before HALL, O'SCANNLAIN, and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as may be provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
Petitioner-appellant Julian Padilla appeals his conviction under 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 & 843(a)(7). Because the facts are known to the parties they are not repeated here. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291.
We review Padilla's sufficiency of the evidence claim "by viewing it in the light
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most favorable to the prosecution and asking whether 'any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.' " United States v. Blitz, 151 F.3d 1002, 1006 (9th Cir.1998) (quoting Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 319, 99 S.Ct. 2781, 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979) (emphasis in original)).
The evidence presented to the jury was more than sufficient to establish that Padilla knew that the freon he distributed would be used for methamphetamine production. Accordingly, we affirm the district court.
AFFIRMED.