United States v. Johnson

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

JOHN W. OLIVER, District Judge.

I

This case pends on the separate post-trial motions of defendant Johnson and defendant Hill. Both of these defendants were found guilty by a jury of both counts of a two-count indictment. Count I alleged violations of 18 U.S.C. § 371, and Count II alleged violations of 18 U.S. C. §§ 2, 2113(a), (d). Both defendants now seek orders setting aside their respective verdicts of guilty on both counts of the indictment and the entry of a judgment of acquittal, or, in the alternative, an order granting a new trial.

Defendant Johnson’s motion for…