United States v. Thomas Smith Brian Smith Andrew Garth Tyrone Payton Paul Carpinteri, Jr

OPINION OF THE COURT

NYGAARD, Circuit Judge.

A jury found five Orange, New Jersey police officers — Thomas ■ Smith, Brian Smith, Andrew Garth, Tyrone Payton, and Andrew Carpinteri — guilty of conspiring to violate Earl Faison’s civil rights in violation of 18 U.S.C § 241. Thomas Smith, Brian Smith, and Andrew Garth were also convicted of substantive crimes in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 242. Following this verdict and upon the motions of the Defendants, the District Court issued a Fed.R.Crim.P. 29 post-verdict judgment of acquittal as to the conspiracy conviction of each officer. The government,…