United States v. Diallo

MEMORANDUM OPINION

HARDIMAN, District Judge.

On April 12, 2006, a jury convicted Defendant Mamadou - Diallo (Diallo) of trafficking in counterfeit goods in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2320(a). 1 ' Diallo’s Motion .for Judgment of Acquittal pursuant to Rule 29 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure is the subject of this Memorandum Opinion.

I. Introduction

On October 26, 2005, a grand jury issued a one-count indictment charging Diallo with violating 18 U.S.C. § 2320(a). The indictment read, in pertinent part:

[Diallo] did intentionally traffic, and attempt to traffic, in goods, those being…