United States v. Koumbairia

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JOHN D. BATES, District Judge.

On September 7, 2007 following a jury trial, defendant Naibeye Koumbaria was convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a person previously convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). He has now moved for judgment of acquittal or a new trial pursuant to Fed. R.Crim.P. 29(c) and 33, raising four principal arguments: (1) insufficiency of the evidence concerning knowing possession of the firearm and ammunition; (2) error in the failure to permit…