Legal Opinion
United States v. John Andrew Sturm
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 22, 1989No. 87-1832PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUBSTITUTE OPINION
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
The defendant John Sturm appeals from Judge Woodlock’s denial of his Motion for a Judgment of Acquittal after a jury verdict finding him guilty of attempted extortion in violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951, and of attempted bank robbery in violation of the bank theft statute, 18 U.S. C. § 2113(a). See United States v. Sturm, 671 F.Supp. 79 (D.Mass.1987). Sturm requests this court either to enter a judgment of acquittal or, in the alternative, to vacate his convictions and remand for a new trial. We affirm the district court’s denial of…
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