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authority type
case
jurisdiction
federal_nationwide
publication status
published_united_states_reports
precedential status
binding
decision or issuance date
2016-01-25
subsequent history
Official source reviewed through 2026-08-25.
negative treatment status
Official primary sources checked through 2026-08-25; comprehensive commercial citator not run.
material limitations
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Musacchio v. United States

Holding used

Sufficiency is assessed against the charged offense's elements rather than an erroneously heightened instruction, without reweighing evidence or credibility.

Material limitation

Instructional error is a separate claim; this holding does not decide its preservation or remedy.

Official source and pinpoints

577 U.S. 237, 243–44 (2016): https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-577/pdf/USREPORTS-577-237.pdf