Whether a federal court of appeals reviewing a defendant's challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction must apply the reasonable-doubt standard articulated in Jackson v. Virginia

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW The Court has held that the due process clause requires the government to prove each element of a criminal offense beyond a reasonable doubt. Jn re Winship, 397 U.S. 358 (1970). In Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307 (1979), the Court ruled that a federal court reviewing a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence supporting a conviction had to apply the reasonable-doubt standard to determine whether a reasonable fact-finder could have found the elements of the offense had been proved by the government. The question presented is whether a federal court of appeals reviewing a defendant’s challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction must apply the reasonable-doubt standard articulated in Jackson v. Virginia.