Legal Opinion
United States v. Plaskett
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided August 13, 2008No. Criminal No. 2007-60PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GÓMEZ, Chief Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION
(August 13, 2008)
Before the Court are the motions of Dean C. Plaskett (“Plaskett”) and Marc A. Biggs (“Biggs”) (collectively, the “Defendants”) for judgments of acquittal pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 29 (“Rule 29”). Additionally, Plaskett moves for a new trial pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 33 (“Rule 33”). For the reasons stated below, the Court will deny the motions for judgments of acquittal and for a new trial.
I. FACTS
Plaskett was the Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources. Biggs…
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