United States v. Zapata

DECISION AND ORDER

MARRERO, District Judge.

Defendant Ingrid Zapata (“Zapata”) filed a motion for a new trial under Feder al Rule of Criminal Procedure 33 (“Rule 33”) on March 18, 2005, after being found guilty on February 17, 2005 of participating in a narcotics conspiracy in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 812, 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A) and 846. 1 The Government opposed the motion by letter brief dated April 18, 2005.

The Court finds that the interests of justice would not be served by upsetting the jury verdict entered against Zapata. For the reasons stated herein, the Court denies Zapata’s motion…