United States v. Bravo-Fernandez

OPINION AND ORDER

BESOSA, District Judge.

Before the Court is defendant Juan Bravo-Fernandez’s (“Bravo”) and defendant Hector Martinez-Maldonado’s (“Martinez”) joint post-trial motion for judgment of acquittal pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 29 (“Rule 29”). (Docket No. 971.) For the reasons set forth below, the Rule 29 motion is DENIED.

I. BACKGROUND

Because the parties are familiar with the facts of this case, the Court will not repeat them here except where necessary. A general description of the trial proceedings will suffice. See United States v. Stierhoff, 549 F.3d 19, 21 (1st…