United States v. Ventura

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

EARL E. O’CONNOR, Senior District Judge.

This matter is before the court on defendant’s motion for judgment of acquittal or, in the alternative, for a new trial (Doc. # 69). At trial, the court reserved ruling on defendant’s motion for judgment of acquittal at the close of all the evidence until after the jury’s verdict. On April 29, 1998, a jury found defendant not guilty on count 1 of the indictment and guilty on counts 2 through 6. Defendant has filed a brief and a reply in support of his motion and the government has filed an opposition brief. On August 5, 1998, the…