United States v. Nevils

IKUTA, Circuit Judge:

Earl Anthony Nevils appeals from his conviction for being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). 1 Nevils argues that the evidence presented at trial is constitutionally insufficient to support his conviction because it is susceptible to an innocent explanation. Contrary to Nevils’s argument that we should construe the evidence in the light most favorable to innocence, we are obliged to construe the evidence “in the light most favorable to the prosecution,” and only then determine whether “any rational trier of fact could…