Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,478 United States of America v. Robert Edwin Brown

INGRAM, District Judge.

Robert Edwin Brown appeals from his conviction after trial by court of 10 counts of violations of 15 U.S.C. § 77q(a) (counts 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 19, and 20 for securities fraud) and one conspiracy count in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 (count 34).

On appeal, Brown contends that five counts upon which he was convicted (counts 2, 4, 12, 19, and 20) are barred by the Statute of Limitations and that the trial court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal with respect to those counts; that four counts (counts 7, 9, 19, and 20) were not supported by…