---
title: "Jackson v. Virginia"
citation: "Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307 (1979)"
authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-JACKSON-443-US-307"
authority_type: "case"
jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide"
precedential_status: "binding"
official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-443/pdf/USREPORTS-443-307.pdf"
url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-JACKSON-443-US-307/"
legal_review: "2026-08-25"
links_checked: "2026-10-15"
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license: "CC BY 4.0"
---

# 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>


## Used in

- [Rule 29, Mistrial, Verdict, and Juror Misconduct](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/30-plea-and-trial/rule-29-mistrial-verdict-and-juror-misconduct.md)